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Ruby Ruby Collections Ruby Hashes Working with Hash Keys

Andrew Ackerman
Andrew Ackerman
8,347 Points
Posted by Andrew Ackerman
Andrew Ackerman
8,347 Points

Problems with working on Hash Keys.

So I 'm trying to figure out exactly what the question is trying to get out of me.. I'm pretty sure my code is entirely wrong but I've attached it just to show my confusion. I'm really appreciate some direction!

Thanks!

hash.rb 
hash = { "name" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "calories" => 100}
if hash.has_key?("calories")
  "food" = true
end

1 Answer

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya there! I think you're almost there. The solution seems on point to me , except for the fact that food is a variable, not a string. The challenge mentioned it explicitly. Convert food to variable and you're good to go.

~ Ari