What will be the output of this Ruby code?

medium📝 Predict Output Q5 of 15

Ruby - Hashes

h = {a: 1, b: 2}
h[:b] = 5
puts h[:b]

Cnil

DError

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand hash value update
Assigning h[:b] = 5 updates the value of key :b from 2 to 5.
Step 2: Output the updated value
puts h[:b] prints 5.
Final Answer:
5 -> Option B
Quick Check:
Updated hash value = 5 [OK]

Quick Trick: Assigning to hash key updates its value [OK]

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