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Ruby Ruby Objects and Classes Ruby Objects and Classes Instantiation

Braedon Angel
Braedon Angel
9,946 Points
Posted by Braedon Angel
Braedon Angel
9,946 Points

please help me with this ruby

I don't know what i'm doing wrong but i got this:

Bummer: Please instantiate using the Array.new method.

ruby.rb 
string = String.new
array = String.new ("Array")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I don't know Ruby, but just based on the error message I was wondering if you've tried:

array = Array.new
Braedon Angel
Braedon Angel
9,946 Points
Braedon Angel
Braedon Angel
9,946 Points

that worked, I think I was over thinking it😕. but thank you for the help!!!😄