Provide the getter
class CD include Comparable @@plays = 0 attr_reader :name, :artist, :duration attr_writer :duration def initialize(name, artist, duration) @name = name @artist = artist @duration = duration @plays = 0 end def to_s "CD: #@name--#@artist (#@duration)" end def name @name end def artist @artist end def duration @duration end end d = CD.new("B", "F", 260) d.artist d.name d.duration