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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Sammy Matthews
Sammy Matthews
96 Points
Posted by Sammy Matthews
Sammy Matthews
96 Points

How do you assign a string

How do you assign a string

strings.swift 
let name = "Sammy"
let greeting = "Hi there, " + name

2 Answers

Allie O.
Allie O.
11,601 Points
Allie O.
Allie O.
11,601 Points

Hi Sammy,

You basically assign a string to a constant when you put your string in quotation mark. So it looks like you've done that correctly. The string interpolation part looks incorrect though. You keep the constant inside the string (you do not need the + ) and wrap the constant in parenthesis with a backslash so it looks something like this: 

\(name)
Sheila Jukir
Sheila Jukir
4,163 Points
Sheila Jukir
Sheila Jukir
4,163 Points

your code should look like this

let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"