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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Complex Data Structures Adding Instance Methods

Given the struct below in the editor, we want to add a method that returns the person’s full name. Declare a method name

Given the struct below in the editor, we want to add a method that returns the person’s full name. Declare a method named fullName() that returns a string containing the person’s full name. Note: Make sure to allow for a space between the first and last name

structs.swift
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String
}
  func fullName() -> String {

    return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
  }
}
let aPerson = Person(firstName: "John", lastName: "Smith")
let myFullName = aPerson.fullName()

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

There's a stray unbalanced closing brace on the line just above the method definition (line 4). Otherwise, the code looks good and should pass the first task.

Also, you don't need those assignments after the struct. The challenge will provide it's own testing data.