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Jennifer Hsueh
648 Pointsnot sure what the question is asking
Using the has_key? method, check if the hash variable has a key called "calories". If it does, set a new variable called food to true.
not sure what the question wants me to do: "If it does, set a new variable called food to true." does it want me to create a new hash variable?
hash = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100 }
hash.has_key?("calories")
food = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => true }
food.has_key?("calories")
6 Answers
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Pointsone, when you post code, please make sure, you use markdown, so it comes likes with a nice screen print, where the readability is high
hash = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100 }
if hash.has_key?("calories") #I will help you with this line by adding if in front, cause it is asking you to check
food = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100 } #why did you put this line, take it off
food == hash # this is how you not assign to a variable # food = true
end #add this end too
#I have done the coding for you, now clean the code, by taking off the line
#which is not needed and try it
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Pointshash = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100 }
hash.has_key?("calories") # this line is correct
# just have to continue, from the right above line to ask it with
# if followed by - hash.has_key?("calories")
# set it into variable as mentioned by the question
#then end it
food = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => true } #this line is not necessary
food.has_key?("calories") #this line is not necessary
Jennifer Hsueh
648 PointsThanks for your response Antonio! but how do i set it into a variable? like create a new hash called food?
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Pointsplease send me the new complete code you have tried
Jennifer Hsueh
648 Pointshash = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100 }
if hash.has_key?("calories")
food = true
end
Ana MarÃa Benites RodrÃguez
1,011 PointsHi Jennifer! Hi food = true? and not hash.store("food", true) ? thanks!
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Pointsyes, spot on :)