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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Daniel Lambrecht
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Daniel Lambrecht
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Daniel Lambrecht
iOS Development Techdegree Student 5,302 Points

i dont get whats wrong with my code

i think i did it right, but somewhere ive missed something...

what is it :D

strings.swift 
let name = "Danny"
let finalGreeting = "how are you?"
let greeting = "hi there, \(name) + ". " + finalGreeting"

1 Answer

Luigi Santos
Luigi Santos
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Luigi Santos
Luigi Santos
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Hey Daniel,

I think it's the syntax in the greeting constant, try removing the quotation marks before the period, as it is unnecessary. Give this a try:

let name = "Danny"
let finalGreeting = "How are you?"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name). \(finalGreeting)"
Daniel Lambrecht
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Daniel Lambrecht
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Daniel Lambrecht
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Daniel Lambrecht
iOS Development Techdegree Student 5,302 Points

Ive tried that, still doesnt work..

i get this error: Bummer! Make sure you're using concatenation to create the final string value required!