[Solved] What is the output of the following Ruby code?person = { name: "Carol", "age" => 28 } puts person[:name] puts person["age"] | Ruby

Ruby - Hashes

What is the output of the following Ruby code?

person = { name: "Carol", "age" => 28 }
puts person[:name]
puts person["age"]

ACarol 28

BCarol

C 28

Dnil nil

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand hash keys and access
The hash has a symbol key :name and a string key "age". Accessing with matching key types returns values.
Step 2: Evaluate each puts statement
person[:name] returns "Carol". person["age"] returns 28. Both print on separate lines.
Final Answer:
Carol 28 -> Option A
Quick Check:
Match key types to get values = Carol 28 [OK]

Quick Trick: Use matching symbol or string keys to access hash values [OK]

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