# Class declaration syntax error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-declaration-syntax-error/99433>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 22, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-declaration-syntax-error/99433 "2006-07-22T18:49:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-declaration-syntax-error/99433/1 "2006-07-22T18:49:16Z")

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Class SymbolObject

```
def initialize(symb)
  @symbol=symb
  @name=@exchange=@news=@summary=@sector=@industry=@category=""
end

```

end

I am not sure what is wrong. i get a syntax error.

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-declaration-syntax-error/99433/2 "2006-07-22T18:52:28Z")

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It’s “class”, not “Class”.

gegroet,  
Erik V. - [http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/)

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-declaration-syntax-error/99433/3 "2006-07-22T18:55:51Z")

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Erik V. wrote:

> It’s “class”, not “Class”.
> 
> gegroet,  
> Erik V. - [http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/)

Thanks a million

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-declaration-syntax-error/99433/4 "2006-07-22T18:59:01Z")

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On Jul 22, 2006, at 12:45 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> 

class should be lowercase. class SymbolObject not Class SymbolObject