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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Fundamentals of C Variables

Posted by Igal Ben-Dov
Igal Ben-Dov
2,420 Points

Stuck in a code challenge

this is the task number 1. " Create a float variable name radius whit the value of 14.5..." i wrote the obvius: float radius = 14.5; But when i press "check work" nothing happens. Someone knows what i am doing wrong?

3 Answers

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

your code is correct. Try refreshing the page and trying again

Steven Chin
Steven Chin
2,001 Points
Steven Chin
Steven Chin
2,001 Points

I think with Objective-C, you may have to append a type to the number. For example:

float radius = 14.5f; where 'f' tells the compiler the type that will be held.

I believe you can also cast the number as well: float radius = (float)14.5;

I am not too sure about this so try it out and see what happens.

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

while you are correct, you dont usually have to do this (unless you really want float precision). the float is just interpreted as a double if you omit the f. It makes no difference in this challenge though.

Igal Ben-Dov
Igal Ben-Dov
2,420 Points
Igal Ben-Dov
Igal Ben-Dov
2,420 Points

Treehouse support give the answer! I was using google chrome so i try with a incognito mode and works. Thank you!