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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Functions Syntax and Parameters

Posted by jurgen meco
jurgen meco
30 Points

Call the function greeting and pass it the string "Tom"

i don't know what to do, PLEASE someone help me!

parameters.swift 
func greeting ("Tom") {
    println("Hello \(Tom)")
}

1 Answer

Adam Robinson
Adam Robinson
1,855 Points

What you need to do is you need to give the function a named parameter. it's a template for data that is entered into the funciton. 

func greeting(name: String) {
  println("Hello \(name)")
}

so then when you envoke the function, you pass it a name that will be represented by the variable name inside your function like so

greeting("Tom")

Hope this helps.

jurgen meco
jurgen meco
30 Points

thank you, i finally understand it now, thanks :)

jurgen meco
jurgen meco
30 Points

just 1 question, where do i put "greeting("Tom")"?

Adam Robinson
Adam Robinson
1,855 Points

So you are defining a function that you want to use by calling greeting("Tom") so you would want to add that line of code after you define the function outside of the braces like so.

//Defining the function
func greeting(name: String) {
  println("Hello \(name)")
}

//envoking the function.
greeting("Tom")