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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Complex Data Structures Custom Initializers

Adam Noffsinger
Adam Noffsinger
2,298 Points

Please clarify the wording of this code challenge

The expected outcome of this code challenge is not clear.

Should we be creating an instance of the struct after defining the custom initializer? Should we be assigning the the value of description for that instance to a new variable?

I understand the concepts in the course but the wording here is tripping me up and could be more specific.

structs.swift
struct RGBColor {
  let red: Double
  let green: Double
  let blue: Double
  let alpha: Double

  let description: String

  // Add your code below

  init(red: Double, green: Double, blue: Double, alpha: Double, description: String) {
    self.red = red
    self.green = green
    self.blue = blue
    self.alpha = alpha

    self.description = "red: \(red), green: \(green), blue: \(blue), alpha: \(alpha)"
  }
}

1 Answer

Anusha Singh
PLUS
Anusha Singh
Courses Plus Student 22,106 Points

Hey Adam, You were almost there, only that you need not add description in the parameter of the init function, Here's the code I used to pass this challenge -

struct RGBColor {
  let red: Double
  let green: Double
  let blue: Double
  let alpha: Double

  let description: String

  // Add your code below

  init(red: Double, green: Double, blue: Double, alpha: Double) {
    self.red = red
    self.green = green
    self.blue = blue
    self.alpha = alpha

    self.description = "red: \(red), green: \(green), blue: \(blue), alpha: \(alpha)"
  }
}