[Sergio Tapia]

require 'csv'

class Car
  
  attr_accessor :year, :make, :model, :length
  
  def initialize(year, make, model, length)
    @year = year
    @make = make
    @model = model
    @length = Float(length)
  end
  
  def to_s
    "The #{@make} #{@model} was built in #{@year} and measured #{@length}."
  end
end

class CsvReader
  attr_accessor :cars
  def initialize
    @cars_in_file = []
  end
  
  def read_in_csv_data(csv_file_name)
    CSV.foreach(csv_file_name, headers: true) do |row|
      @cars_in_file << Car.new(row["Year"], row["Make"], row["Model"], row["Length"])
    end
  end
end

reader = CsvReader.new
reader.read_in_csv_data("/home/stapiagutierrez/Desktop/Pickaxe/cars.csv")


puts reader.cars[0]

The error is fired in the CsvReader class, in the CSV.foreach area. Here is the error:

Quote

CsvReader.rb:26: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ')'
CSV.foreach(csv_file_name, headers: true) do |row|
^
CsvReader.rb:30: syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting $end

Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks!

[5thWall]

The headers: true isn't valid ruby. According to the doc the foreach method takes a path to the file, and a hash of options. The hash should probably look something like this { :headers => true }.

Hashes in ruby follow the { key => value, key => value } syntax. Where the key is usually a symbol or a string (though I believe it can be any object).

This post has been edited by 5thWall: 16 February 2011 - 12:36 PM

[Sergio Tapia]

Thank you for your help.

This is what I came up with:
http://www.dreaminco...&showentry=3221