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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Sophie Barton
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Sophie Barton
Courses Plus Student 117 Points
Posted by Sophie Barton
Sophie Barton
Courses Plus Student 117 Points

Hi There, I'm confused as to why this isn't working? let name = "Sophie." let greeting = "\(Hi there) \(name.)"

Looks like I'm missing something. I've watched to video a couple of times and still unsure.

Mant thanks

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "Sophie."
let greeting = "\(Hi there) \(name.)"

2 Answers

Abdallah Nofal
Abdallah Nofal
4,020 Points
Abdallah Nofal
Abdallah Nofal
4,020 Points

You don't have to add "Hi there " inside "()" It's only used when you try to add another variable inside string so you add the variable or the constant inside it.

Like in your example: you create const called name let name = "Sophie." after that you want to create another const for greetings so you'll write it like that let greetings = "Hi there Sophie." now you can replace "Sophie." with first const you created it but you want to tell the compiler that "name" is a const not a normal string so you'll have to add it inside "()"

so it will be let greetings = "Hi there (name)"