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Valeria Ruiz
948 Pointsclasses
hi I am kind of lost in this. on the video example we had done SO much code previous to getting to classes and we called on many functions and methods that had been done in all those previous hours to complete our class. So right now I don't know how to objectively write this code further.
I already rematched the video, and this is as fas as I have come.
Please help :)
// Enter your code below
class Shape {
var numberOfSides: Int = 1
init(x: Int, y:Int) {
}
numberOfSides -= factor
}
2 Answers
Ryan Huber
13,021 PointsYour answer is pretty close to what they are looking for.
// first you declare the class of Shape
class Shape {
// Then you need to set up the var properties
// We set up the numberOfSides var to be of type Int
var numberOfSides: Int
// Remember that all Class definitions must have an init function
// we are going to have one parameter passed into it for the numberOfSides which we want to be an Int
init(numberOfSides: Int) {
// We want to assign that argument to the numberOfSides property in our class
self.numberOfSides = numberOfSides // we use self to reference the internal property
}
}
// then we instantiate the new someShape instance of our shape class
let someShape = Shape(numberOfSides: 4)
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Valeria Ruiz
948 Pointsclass Shape {
var numberOfSides: Int = 1
}
let someShape = Shape()
Ryan Huber
13,021 PointsThat could work but you would always have one side to your shape. Initializing with a parameter allows you to set the number of sides on each instance of shape that you create.
Valeria Ruiz
948 PointsValeria Ruiz
948 Pointsthanks so much Ryan! your explanation comments are priceless! Thanks so much!