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Ruby Ruby Basics Ruby Syntax Method Arguments

MaryAnn Eleanya
MaryAnn Eleanya
8,626 Points
Posted by MaryAnn Eleanya
MaryAnn Eleanya
8,626 Points

Method name won't return any value when it is called.

For some reason whenever I call my method name, no value is returned,

say.rb 
def say(name)
puts name
end

say(ruby)

1 Answer

Clayton Perszyk
MOD
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,850 Points
Clayton Perszyk
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,850 Points

It's expecting ruby to be a variable, but it has no value. You need to wrap it in quotes to make it a string.