From: Alucard Date: 2005-08-21T02:46:17+09:00 Subject: Ruby beginner question Hello I am very new to Ruby and currently install Ruby 1.82.15 My question, what's wrong with the following code? class Song def initialize(name, artist, duration) @name = name @artist = artist @duration = duration end def to_s puts "Song: #{@name}--#{@artist} (#{@duration})" end end class KaraokeSong < Song def initialize(name, artist, duration, lyrics) super(name, artist, duration) @lyrics = lyrics end def to_s super + " [#{@lyrics}]" end end aSong = KaraokeSong.new("KSongName", "KSongArtist", 225, "Klyrics") aSong.to_s The error is: Song: KSongName--KSongArtist (225) song.rbw:33:in `to_s': undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) from song.rbw:37 Please help! Thanks in advance