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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Posted by C.J. Doyle
C.J. Doyle
755 Points

could someone help please

I dont know what im doing wrong. Ive tried a couple different combinations.

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name  = "Christopher"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"
let finalGreeting = "How are you? + \(name)"

1 Answer

Melanie Gershman
Melanie Gershman
4,425 Points
Melanie Gershman
Melanie Gershman
4,425 Points

Try: let finalGreeting = greeting + " " + "How are you?"

Also, I think your greeting needs a "." at the end of it.

Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,969 Points
Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,969 Points

Your answer is correct, however, technically the task asks for a concatenation, so the + operator should be used.

Melanie Gershman
Melanie Gershman
4,425 Points

Thanks Christian Mangeng , I hadn't seen that. Updated!