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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Functions Syntax and Parameters

Josh Schlabach
Josh Schlabach
1,771 Points
Posted by Josh Schlabach
Josh Schlabach
1,771 Points

Help

I don't understand....

parameters.swift 
func greeting (person: String) {
    var person = "Tom"

    println("Hello \(person)")
}
Richard Price
Richard Price
17,787 Points

What exactly dont you understand?

2 Answers

Richard Price
Richard Price
17,787 Points
Richard Price
Richard Price
17,787 Points

I assume you're being asked to pass a string into the function, which would mean the following

func greeting (person: String) {

    println("Hello \(person)")
}

greeting("Tom")

Am i along the right tracks?

Josh Schlabach
Josh Schlabach
1,771 Points
Josh Schlabach
Josh Schlabach
1,771 Points

I just got the answer to it. Thanks Richard a lot! :)

Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points
Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points

What your attempting to do is create a separate variable called person. Its looking for you to call the greeting function with just the string "Tom":

func greeting(person: String) {
    println("Hello \(person)")
}

greeting("Tom")