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iOS

Posted by Michael Murray
Michael Murray
6,037 Points

Can someone help me with this method challenge?

/* OK THIS ONE WORKS IN MY SWIFT EDITOR BUT THE CHALLENGE EDITOR FAILS WITH THE FOLLOWING: "Make sure you're adding an instance method named getFullName() to the struct definition" */

struct Person { let firstName: String let space: String let lastName: String

func getFullName(firstname first: String, space: String, lastname: String) -> [Person] {

    var storage: [Person] = [] // Array init

    // Now create a new instance of our Object
    let wholeName = Person(firstName: firstName, space: space, lastName: lastName)

    //  Now add this to our array
    storage.append(wholeName)

    return storage

}

} let answer = Person(firstName: "Mic", space: " ", lastName: "Law") // Calling the method.

answer.firstName answer.space answer.lastName

Dustin Spengler
Dustin Spengler
5,480 Points

The "space" parameter seems pretty unnecessary, but probably not the issue. Id bet you dont need "firstname" in the method header.

like this maybe?:

func getFullName(first: String, lastname: String) -> [Person] {

var storage: [Person] = [] // Array init

// Now create a new instance of our Object
let wholeName = Person(first: "Bill", space: " ", lastName: "Gates")

//  Now add this to our array
storage.append(wholeName)

return storage

}

3 Answers

Keenan Turner
Keenan Turner
6,270 Points
Keenan Turner
Keenan Turner
6,270 Points

Looks like from your error that the func getFullName() is not in the struct (or class) Person.

Like below:

'''swift class Person { let firstName: String let lastName: String

init(firstName: String, lastName: String) {
    self.firstName = firstName
    self.lastName = lastName
}

func getFullName() -> String {
    return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
}

You may have not set the func inside of the struct (or class) Person.

Tahire Faruq
Tahire Faruq
1,514 Points
Tahire Faruq
Tahire Faruq
1,514 Points

keep getting this error, code seems to work ok on the playground on Xcode

Bummer! Make sure you're adding an instance method named getFullName() to the struct definition

... struct Person { let firstName: String let lastName: String

func getFullName(fullPersonName: String) -> (String, String) {
    return ("\(firstName) ","\(lastName)")
}

} ...

Tahire Faruq
Tahire Faruq
1,514 Points
Tahire Faruq
Tahire Faruq
1,514 Points

keep getting this error, code seems to work ok on the playground on Xcode

Bummer! Make sure you're adding an instance method named getFullName() to the struct definition

... struct Person { let firstName: String let lastName: String

func getFullName(fullPersonName: String) -> (String, String) {
    return ("\(firstName) ","\(lastName)")
}

} ...