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Sarah Dawson
2,532 PointsWhy doesn't "@transactions.push(description => description, amount => amount)" work for this exercise?
Since you can create a hash with "=>" and ":", I assumed I could substitute the former, even though the latter was used in the video. Can you explain why I can't do that here? I checked the documentation, and I didn't see anything that would prohibit the usage. Thanks!
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Zachery Irvin
13,958 PointsThe question specifically states that the key needs to be a symbol. The way you have answered the question is using a string as the key. The keys need to be symbol syntax with a :
Zachery Irvin
13,958 PointsZachery Irvin
13,958 PointsThe question specifically states that the key needs to be a symbol. The way you have answered the question is using a string as the key. The keys need to be symbol syntax with a :