From: John Feminella <johnf@...>
Date: 2011-03-20T05:57:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Using value from variable in .times method?

Yes. Make sure the value you're storing in @pop is a Fixnum. What's
the value of @pop when you try to use it?

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On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 16:50, Jen <jen.bottom@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>