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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Methods Method Arguments

Posted by Aaron Williamson
Aaron Williamson
10,421 Points

The number of arguments that a method takes is called what?

In the lesson, it was inaudible to me and the transcript.

2 Answers

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

From the teacher's notes:

"The number of arguments a method takes is called the arity."

Mark Reid
Mark Reid
1,948 Points

Would be great if the video transcript could be updated to say this too.

Tejpal Sahota
Tejpal Sahota
10,975 Points
Tejpal Sahota
Tejpal Sahota
10,975 Points

Although it's still quite fun to read: The number of arguments that the method takes is called [INAUDIBLE]