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Start your free trialMehmet Buyukakarsu
2,275 Pointshow do we set a new variable called food to true in this test ?
how do we set a new variable called food to true in this test ?
hash = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100 }
hash.has_key?("calories")
hash["food"] = "true"
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsHere's a few hints:
- you need to use your test in a conditional statement ("if") to control when the variable is set
- the variable name should be simply "food" (you won't need "hash")
- variable names and non-string values should not be enclosed in quotes
Eric Levy
14,652 PointsEric Levy
14,652 PointsThink about the type of the value you're setting the "food" key to. Do you want to set it to the string "true"?