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Ruby

Posted by Daniel Hunter
Daniel Hunter
7,349 Points

Method Syntax Error

I'm getting the following error for the code below:

syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting keyword_end

def testing(num)
    puts 1..num
    if num % 3 == 0 
        puts "test"
    else if num % 5 == 0 
        puts "test2"
    else num % 3 == 0 && num % 5 == 0 
        puts "test3"
    end
end

Not sure where I messed up here.

1 Answer

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

Seems like the issue isn't with the ends, it's with the else if part. In Ruby, we use "elsif" instead of "else if". Just a small syntax error-let me know if that fixes the bug! Sunshine to you, Laura

Daniel Hunter
Daniel Hunter
7,349 Points

Got it, thanks Laura!