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iOS Closures in Swift 2 First Class Functions Higher Order Functions

Ignacio Opazo
Ignacio Opazo
8,950 Points

Hi guys, i'm trying to get the last step in this exercise, but i stucked in this part of code...

Hi guys, i'm trying to get the last step in this exercise, but i stucked in this part of code...

extension String { func modify(result: String -> String) -> String { return modify(result) }

}

func firstLetter(letter: String) -> String { for character in letter.characters { return "(character)" } return "" }

//The error occurs here... plz help :(! var value = "Swift".modify(firstLetter)

functions.swift
// Enter your code below

extension String {
    func modify(result: String -> String) -> String {
        return modify(result)
    }

}

func firstLetter(letter: String) -> String {
    for character in letter.characters {
        return "\(character)"
    }
    return ""
}

let value = "Swift".modify(firstLetter)

1 Answer

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points

You're very close! In the modify function you defined in the extension, you're suppose to return the return value of result when applied to the String in question. You can use the keyword "self" to access that String in question. So, rather than returning modify(result), you should return the following:

return result(self)

I hope this helps!

Ignacio Opazo
Ignacio Opazo
8,950 Points

OMG totally true, i thought the error was in the last line. Thank you very much! You rock Anjali!

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help! (: