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Ruby

Alphonse Cuccurullo
Alphonse Cuccurullo
2,513 Points
Posted by Alphonse Cuccurullo
Alphonse Cuccurullo
2,513 Points

Someone explain to me why my full_name method doesn't work?

class Person
 attr_accessor :name, :job, :middle, :last

  def initialize(name, job)
    @name = name
    @job = job
  end
end

def full_name
    quote = ""
    quote += name
    if !middle.nil?
        quote += middle
        quote += last
    end
        quote += name
        quote += " "
        quote += last
end



ally = Person.new("Ally","Retail")
ally.name + " " + ally.job
ally.middle = "lawrence"
ally.last = "Cuccurullo"
ally.full_name

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

You have last_name outside the class. It needs to be inside to be an instance method instead of just a function. It also looks like the function is adding the pieces more than once.

class Person
 attr_accessor :name, :job, :middle, :last

  def initialize(name, job)
    @name = name
    @job = job
  end

  def full_name
      quote = ""
      quote += name
      if !middle.nil?
          quote += " " + middle
      end
      quote += " " + last
  end
end