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Eduard Kim
607 PointsDon't really understand how explicitly declare id object to nil Here is what I write id thing = nil ;
Cannot see how this is wrong
Michael Pastran
4,727 Pointsmaybe your code is the following.
var thing: String?
thing = nil
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsMichael,
remember, this is Obj-C, not swift.
1 Answer
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsMake sure there is no space between nil and semi-colon.
Michael Pastran
4,727 Pointslol yeah your right. i didnt notice the Objective-C part.
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsThat's fine, I'm glad to hear you willing to admit that.
Michael Pastran
4,727 PointsMichael Pastran
4,727 Pointsnil can only be used if you are saying its an optional. what error is it giving you? the question is kind of ambiguous. also i doubt theres a keyword "id" or at least i haven't seen it in swift. lol i could be wrong