> Yes, ruby will implicitly return the last value in a function so the > "start_point" line from my code acts exactly like your return > parking_spot_number line. for the record, I did see that you had answered that already but I had already hit the 'Submit' button. At that point, all I could do is be embarrassed. I will call this one solved! Thanks to you both (Jeremy and John) for the sharing of your ruby wisdom. I hope you both have a great day. Jake -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.