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3,104 PointsWays to push a Hash
Why when i tried this does not work?:
@transactions.push({"description"=>description,"amount"=>amount})
and this works:
@transactions.push(description:description,amount:amount)
Thanks.
3 Answers
Kin Pi
14,086 PointsThe hash should have the keys description and amount, as symbols, and values that match the arguments to the method.
The instruction said that they have to be symbols.
Eliza SJ
4,587 PointsI wish he'd explained symbols a bit better... I'm a bit confused as to why the hash has to absolutely be created using symbols. What makes this particular case only work with symbols?
piper piperian
8,958 PointsHi Eliza,
i hope I answered your question on the other post, but the symbol here is set as is, b/c of the way he framed the code @transaction.push(description: description, amount: amount)
In ruby, this returns: {:description => "description", :amount => "amount"}
the symbol works like quotes around string around a hash KEY.