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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Advanced Objective-C Dynamic Typing

Caleb Kleveter
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Caleb Kleveter
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Posted by Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

I still can't figure out this code challenge

I have tried to figure out this code challenge for several weeks now and I finally tried to do something out of the ordinary and it got me closer then I've been in awhile but not close enough. below is what the preview says and below that is my code:

cannot initialize a variable of type 'id *' with an rvalue of type 'NSArray *'
    id *thing = @[@"nil"];
        ^       ~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
object.mm 
id *thing = @[@"nil"];

2 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

variables of type id are already pointers, so you dont need to use a * when naming them.

also it asks for the value to be nil, not @["nil"]

id thing = nil;
Caleb Kleveter
MOD
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

If you got the post I deleted you can ignore it, I don't now how long it took to finish that code challenge but I finally did it! Thanks for your help!

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

no problem, glad you got it working