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iOS

Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Posted by Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

CrystallBall App Challenges

My code works, but I really have no idea why... I'm getting a warning (not an error, the program runs exactly as expected) that reads: Incompatible pointer types assigning to' UIColor *' from 'NSString *'

My code is in the comments!

Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

RCViewController.h:

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@class RCCrystalBall;

@interface RCViewController : UIViewController
@property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *predictionLabel;
@property (strong, nonatomic) RCCrystalBall *crystalBall;

- (IBAction)buttonPressed;

@end
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

RCViewController.m:

#import "RCViewController.h"
#import "RCCrystalBall.h"

@interface RCViewController ()

@end

@implementation RCViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.crystalBall = [[RCCrystalBall alloc] init];

}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

- (IBAction)buttonPressed {
    self.predictionLabel.text = [self.crystalBall randomPrediction];
    self.predictionLabel.textColor = [self.crystalBall randomColors];
    NSLog(@"Button Pressed\n");
}
@end
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

RCCrystalBall.h:

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface RCCrystalBall : NSObject{
    NSArray *_predictions;
}


@property (strong, nonatomic, readonly) NSArray *predictions;
@property (strong, nonatomic) NSArray *colors;

- (NSString *) randomPrediction;
- (NSString *) randomColors;

@end
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

RCCrystalBall.m:

#import "RCCrystalBall.h"

@implementation RCCrystalBall
- (NSArray *) predictions {
    if (_predictions == nil) {
        _predictions = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"It is certain", @"It is decidedly so", @"All signs say yes", @"The stars are not aligned", @"My reply is no", @"It is doubtful", @"Better not tell you now", @"Concentrate and ask again", @"Unable to answer now", @"Just do it", @"You will endure", @"All signs say no", @"The stars are aligned", @"My reply is yes", @"It is uncertain", @"Better tell you now", @"Don't do it", @"You will not endure", nil];
    }
    return _predictions;
}

- (NSString *) randomPrediction {
    int random = arc4random_uniform(self.predictions.count);
    return [self.predictions objectAtIndex:random];
}

- (NSArray *) colors {
    if (_colors == nil) {
        _colors = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:[UIColor blackColor], [UIColor darkGrayColor], [UIColor lightGrayColor], [UIColor whiteColor], [UIColor grayColor], [UIColor redColor], [UIColor greenColor], [UIColor blueColor], [UIColor cyanColor], [UIColor yellowColor], [UIColor magentaColor], [UIColor orangeColor], [UIColor purpleColor], [UIColor brownColor], nil];
    }
    return _colors;
}

- (NSString *) randomColors {
    int randomColor = arc4random_uniform(self.colors.count);
    return [self.colors objectAtIndex:randomColor];
}

@end
``

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

your return type is wrong on your randomColors method

- (NSString *) randomColors {
    int randomColor = arc4random_uniform(self.colors.count);
    return [self.colors objectAtIndex:randomColor];
}

since your colors array contains UIColor objects, you need to return a UIColor, not an NSString

- (UIColor *) randomColors {
    int randomColor = arc4random_uniform(self.colors.count);
    return [self.colors objectAtIndex:randomColor];
}
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

Thank you for such a quick response!