From: don <donsdx@...>
Date: 2006-11-04T13:35:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Accessing a hash -- Beginner

On 2006-11-03, Robert Klemme wrote:


[...]

>
> There is not a single Hash instance in your code.  Also "test" is not 
> set, hence it's interpreted as a method call:
>
> $ ruby -e "  print 'hash name: '
> >   hash_var = gets.chomp   # enter 'test' here
> >
> >   puts hash_var           # <-- nil
> >   puts test               # <-- the contents of the hash
> > "
> hash name: foo
> foo
> -e:5:in `test': wrong number of arguments (ArgumentError)
>          from -e:5
>
> What is your problem?  What are you trying to achieve?
>

Robert, thanks for the response.  Part of my problem is I
did not communicate my problem very well.  I will try again
a little later.


Don