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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Murat Kuru
Murat Kuru
1,909 Points
Posted by Murat Kuru
Murat Kuru
1,909 Points

What is wrong with my code?

What is wrong with my code? Why can't I passe the Challenge? let name = "Pasan" let greeting = "("Hi there,") (name)" let finalGreeting = "(greeting). ("How are you?")"

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "Pasan"
let greeting = "\("Hi there,") \(name)"
let finalGreeting = "\(greeting). \("How are you?")"

3 Answers

Brianna Lanz
Brianna Lanz
184 Points
Brianna Lanz
Brianna Lanz
184 Points

let name = "Pasan" let greeting = "Hi there, (name)" let finalGreeting = greeting + "." + "How are you?"

Michael Afanasiev
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Michael Afanasiev
Courses Plus Student 15,596 Points
Michael Afanasiev
Michael Afanasiev
Courses Plus Student 15,596 Points

Hi Murat,

There is no need to interpolate every string. You only need to interpolate the name constant to "Hi there, " (mind the space). Also your finalGreeting should concatenate to the greeting constant.

For example, it should look something like this:

let myName = "Michael"
let greeting = "What's up? \(myName)" 
let final = greeting + "how ya' doin?"

Hope this helps!

jeremiahjacquet
jeremiahjacquet
16,885 Points
jeremiahjacquet
jeremiahjacquet
16,885 Points

The syntax for strings are being used incorrectly. There is no need to wrap them in parenthesis. In order to use a variable in string interpolation you must prefix it with a forward slash and then write the variable name in parenthesis. String are just typed out. Of course the entirety of it wrapped in double-quotes.

// Enter your code below
let name = "Pasan"
let greeting = "\("Hi there,") \(name)"
let finalGreeting = "\(greeting). \("How are you?")"

Should be 

let name = "Pasan"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"
let finalGreeting = "\(greeting). How are you?"