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21,109 PointsProblem with Loop Challenge
The code below correctly solved the challenge despite me commenting out the loops and break statements...
I was receiving the following error while entering in the uncommented version of the code earlier. "Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen - 1", and after commenting it out and putting "get_answer()" at the bottom, it appears to pass.
Is there are glitch happening on the back end of this challenge?
# Assume get_answer() is already defined
#loop do
# answer = gets.chomp
# get_answer(answer)
# break if answer == "e"
#end
get_answer()
1 Answer
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey Daniel,
You are on the right track, but you do not need the gets.chomp method because you are really getting anything. The 'imaginary' "get_answer" method is going to do that for you.
The challenges are very specific and picky, so just really pay attention to the actual wording of the question. The task just wants you to "assign the value of the get_answer() method to an answer variable." You don't need to input a value to the method.
So, the completed code should be:
loop do
answer = get_answer()
break if answer == "e"
end
Hope that makes sense and helps. Keep Coding! :)
Daniel Cunningham
21,109 PointsDaniel Cunningham
21,109 PointsThank you for clarifying! Do you know why I was receiving the "Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen - 1" error from earlier? I wasn't sure what that meant.
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsJason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsI actually am not sure what the error means, sorry. I haven't seen one like that. It could have been just a weird glitch with workspaces.
Daniel Cunningham
21,109 PointsDaniel Cunningham
21,109 PointsThen, I shall wear it as a badge of honor that I broke the program! Thanks again!