From: Jen Date: 2011-03-20T05:50:05+09:00 Subject: Fwd: Using value from variable in .times method? Hello, I have a variable that stores the population input by a user. I then want to use this value in the following method: 4.times{ @offspring<< @board.clone } #puts @offspring.inspect end I tried: @pop.times but this returned a 'no method' error. Is there a simple way to use the value stored in @pop in this way? Thanks, Jen.