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Jared Armes
Courses Plus Student 6,391 PointsCorrect code still returns error
I am having an issue with this code. No matter how many times I type it and check over it, I still received an error. I even tried copying the code in the work notes underneath the video to no avail. Here is the aforementioned code:
todo_list.rb
require "./todo_item"
class TodoList
attr_reader :name, :todo_items
def initialize(name)
@name = name
@todo_items = []
end
end
todo_list = TodoList.new("Groceries")
todo_item = TodoItem.new("Milk")
puts todo_list.inspect
puts todo_item.inspect
todo_item.rb
class TodoItem
attr_reader :name
def initialize(name)
@name = name
@complete = false
end
end
As you can see, it is literally the exact same code as was used in the video. Here is the error message that I am receiving:
irb(main):007:0> ruby todo_list.rb
NameError: undefined local variable or method `todo_list' for main:Object
from (irb):7
from /usr/local/bin/irb:11:in `<main>'
If I am overlooking anything, please let me know. Otherwise--something seems to be broken!
1 Answer
Taylor Boudreau
7,285 PointsHi there Jared! It looks like you're trying to run the program from irb, is that correct? You can exit irb with exit and then running ruby todo_list.rb should get you going.
To run the files from irb, I believe you would have to load them in first, but I'm not there yet, so couldn't give advice for you there.
Jared Armes
Courses Plus Student 6,391 PointsJared Armes
Courses Plus Student 6,391 PointsWow.... Thank you. I can't believe that I overlooked this fact. I feel so dumb, haha!