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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7) Refactoring into a Model Creating a Custom Class

Posted by Jesse Humphrys
Jesse Humphrys
5,001 Points

Code Challenge: Creating a Custom Class

Switch to the implementation file and implement a 'quotes' method which will allocate and initialize the _quotes instance variable only if it is 'nil'. Initialize the array with any three strings.

-(NSArray *) quotes { if (_quotes == nil){ _quotes = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects: @"It is Certain", @"It is Decidedly so", @"Unable to answer now", nil]; } return _quotes;

I get an error. What have i done wrong?

2 Answers

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Hi Jesse,

there ist just a "}" missing after "return _quotes;"

#import "Quote.h"
@implementation Quote

- (NSArray *) quotes {
    if (_quotes == nil) {
    _quotes = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"one", @"two", @"three", nil];
  }
 return _quotes;
}

- (NSString *) randomQuote {    
    return @"Some Quote";
}

@end

There's a great video on the right "Tips for asking questions" that might help you with posting your code on the forum.

Jesse Humphrys
Jesse Humphrys
5,001 Points
Jesse Humphrys
Jesse Humphrys
5,001 Points

Thanks for that Holger