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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Parameters and Tuples Tuples

Error on Xcode when typing function

I am typing the function on to Xcode the way Amit has it but I keep getting two error pop ups that will not let me complete the function. Note I am using Xcode 7.0. I type it like this:

func searchNames (name name: String) -> Bool { let names = ["Amit", "Andrew", "Ben", "Craig", "Dave", "Guil", "Hampton", "Jason", "Joy", "Kenneth", "Nick", "Pasan", "Zac"]

var found = false

for n in names {
    if n == names {
        found = true
    }
}
return found

}

searchNames(name: "John")

and get the following errors: Binary Operator == cannot be applied to operands type "String" and [String] and when I remove one of the = I get the following error Cannot assign to value: 'n' is a 'let' constant

3 Answers

I think I figured out my error, I was typing if n == names but it needs to be if n == name.

Donald Belliveau
Donald Belliveau
1,057 Points

No you were right the first time, you are looking for n in Names; Names has the list of teachers. I believe this has to do with the changes in Swift 2.

Donald Belliveau
Donald Belliveau
1,057 Points

I have the same issue, it seems to be a changed with Swift 2. Has anyone come across the answer?

Max Jacobsen
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Max Jacobsen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,511 Points

change the n == names within the if statement to n == name because you want to see as n is going through all the teacher's names in the names array if any of them are equal to your parameter name which is the string you entered.