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Ruby Ruby Objects and Classes Build a Bank Account Class Implement the balance Method

Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points
Posted by Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points

Not sure why this is wrong!

Not sure why this is wrong.

bank_account.rb 
class BankAccount
  attr_reader :name

  def initialize(name)
    @name = name
    @transactions = []
    add_transaction("Beginning Balance", 0)
  end

  def debit(description, amount)
    add_transaction(description, -amount)
  end

  def credit(description, amount)
    add_transaction(description, amount)
  end

  def add_transaction(description, amount)
    @transactions.push(description: description, amount: amount)
  end
  def balance
    balance = 0.0
    @transaction.each do |transaction|
      balance += transaction[:amount]
    end
    balance
  end
end

1 Answer

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi there. In the following line of your code

    @transaction.each do |transaction|

It's supposed be @transactions, not @transaction, you're missing a s. Other than that, your solution is fine.