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jordanresendiz
Courses Plus Student 2,356 PointsI don't get what this is asking me to do
Assign the value of the key name to the return value of the method get_name() in the contact hash. Assume that get_name() returns a string.
contact_list = []
contact = {"name" => "", "phone_number" => "" }
2 Answers
Joel Smith
14,779 PointsIn most of these, the answer is within the question. Don't overthink it. :)
contact_list = []
contact = {"name" => get_name(), "phone_number" => "" }
Kyle Roberts
7,299 PointsThe question is somewhat misleading because of this unknown "get_name" method. Are you suppose to be defining a method or are you merely assigning a value to a variable? It turns out to be the later, and the question might be made clearer if they asked,
"Make a variable 'get_name'. Set the value of get_name to the value of "name" key in the contact hash."
jordanresendiz
Courses Plus Student 2,356 Pointsjordanresendiz
Courses Plus Student 2,356 Pointsi'm dumb. haha. thank you!
Joel Smith
14,779 PointsJoel Smith
14,779 PointsFirstly, you're not dumb. We all make silly mistakes like this and that's why most companies employ teams of developers instead of just one. It's easy to overlook things like these and sometimes it takes a fresh perspective.
Secondly, you're quite welcome. You could repay Me by selecting My answer as "Best Answer". I'm trying to get My forum points to complete the course.
Happy coding, jordanresendiz!