From: Derek Chesterfield Date: 2006-09-04T18:07:49+09:00 Subject: Re: Already stalled in Pick Axe book - could use some help On 4 Sep 2006, at 09:37, ChrisH wrote: > Jeff Rohrer wrote: >> Hi, total noob here. I'm only on page 25 of the Pick Axe book and >> I'm a >> little stuck: > ...snip >> def to_s >> "Song: #@name--#@artist (#@duration)" > ... > You forgot the curly braces, should be > "Song: #{@name}--#{@artist} (#{@duration})" Actually, #@ is a shortcut, when it is an instance variable.