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iOS Swift 2.0 Functions Function Parameters Returning Complex Values

Posted by mattcleary2
mattcleary2
19,953 Points

Can't work it out!

Hey guys,

I'm a little confused with this task.

Can you please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

functions.swift 
// Enter your code below

func getTowerCoordinates (location: String) ->(Double,Double){

  switch towerCoordinates{
  case "Eiffel Tower": lat 48.8582, lon 2.2945
  case "Great Pyramid" : lat 29.9793, lon 31.1344
  case "Sydney Opera House" : lat 33.8587, lon 151.2140
  default:  (0,0) }

 }

1 Answer

Michael Reining
Michael Reining
10,101 Points
Michael Reining
Michael Reining
10,101 Points

Hi Matt,

You are close but confusing a few items.

  1. You need to switch on the input parameter name (location)

  2. For each case you just need to return a tuple with two Double values

If you test everything in the playground in Xcode you will get much better feedback and accelerate your learning. It really helps. Give it a try.

Once you do the above, the code should look like this. 

// Enter your code below

func getTowerCoordinates (location: String) -> (Double,Double) {

    switch location { // switch on parameter called location
    case "Eiffel Tower": return (48.8582,2.2945) // return tuple with two doubles
    case "Great Pyramid" : return (29.9792,31.1344)
    case "Sydney Opera House" : return (33.8587,151.2140)
    default:  return (0,0) }

}

getTowerCoordinates("Eiffel Tower") // for playground only to see results

I hope that helps,

Mike

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