From: Michael Guterl <mguterl@...>
Date: 2009-01-25T10:06:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Not sure why this is failing, barring a typo:

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 7:58 PM, yuckysocks <alex.m.mcpherson@gmail.com> wrote:
> This code, directly from a book:
>
> class Animal
>        def initialize(color)
>                @color = color
>        end
>
>        def get_color
>                return @color
>        end
> end
>
> animal = Animal.new("brown")
> puts "The new animal is " + animal.color
>
> results in "undefined method: color". But aren't I defining the method
> as part of the constructor? Maybe I just don't understand what I'm
> doing... anyhow, help would be appreciated!  :)
>
Your method is named get_color, you're trying to call the method
color.  Make sure they match and it should work.

HTH,
Michael Guterl