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Dan Hillman
4,394 PointsAssigning Instance Method to Constant. What am I doing wrong?
The constant fullName is being assigned the result of method getFullName of type Person. The constant fullName is supposed to be equal to a string with the value "(firstName) (lastName)". When this code is run on Xcode, everything runs correctly and the values are correct. Is there something I am missing?
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struct Person {
let firstName: String
let lastName: String
func getFullName() -> (String) {
return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
}
}
let aPerson = Person(firstName: "Joe", lastName: "Smith")
let fullName = aPerson.getFullName()
2 Answers
Steven Ossorio
1,706 PointsI provided my answer in the bottom that worked. The only difference I see is the Parenthesis with String. Try removing it and see if it'll work.
struct Person {
let firstName: String
let lastName: String
func getFullName() -> String {
return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
}
}
let aPerson = Person(firstName: "Steven", lastName: "O")
let fullName = aPerson.getFullName()
Daniel Aunspach
942 PointsYes, you are correct. Thanks for the help!
IMHO, if Xcode doesn't complain, the editor shouldn't, either. In Xcode, if there's a syntax error, it will at least provide a clue where the error occurs.
Further, the editor, in my opinion, should not allow (String) to pass the FIRST challenge and then balk at the SECOND challenge that builds on the premise that what you did in the first was correct. If the editor had not allowed me to pass the first challenge, I'd have found the problem.
Lastly, the editor's error does not provide an accurate report as to the actual error (pointing to syntax in the SECOND block of code). Therefore, I submit that it's a bug in the system, but I think Team Treehouse disagrees.
Steven, thank you again for the help. It is much appreciated!
Dan Hillman
4,394 PointsThat's the answer! Apparently, when the return type is specified as "(String)" instead of just "String", it returns a tuple with a string instead of just a string. Pasan emailed me and said he's adding a better error message that takes care of this.
Reed Carson
8,306 PointsI think this is just a quirk of the editor they use. Try putting the return statement within the method of your struct in parentheses. Code is fine, editor just weird.
Daniel Aunspach
942 PointsDaniel Aunspach
942 PointsI have the same issue and my return was in parenthesis. return("(firstName) (lastName)") and it passed the first part of the challenge.
Aside from this, I have the exact same code as the OP.
I've spent over an hour trying to coax the editor to allow me to pass, even though Swift playground says it's fine and returns the proper value and assigns it to the constant fullName.