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Ruby Ruby Loops Ruby Loops The While Loop

Brodie Schroeder
Brodie Schroeder
3,063 Points
Posted by Brodie Schroeder
Brodie Schroeder
3,063 Points

where is number_of_times defined?

I don't understand how this argument is passed in or defined. Can someone explain? Thanks!

1 Answer

Geoff Parsons
Geoff Parsons
11,679 Points

The print_hello method takes in number_of_times as a parameter. When you call print_hello with answer you're passing that in as number_of_times just as print_hello(3) would set number_of_times to 3.