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iOS Swift 2.0 Protocols Swift 2.0 Protocols Declaring a Protocol

Posted by renefandida
renefandida
1,227 Points

Hi,Got this "Make sure UserType specifies a gettable property named `name` of type String" even i follow the instruction

Hi i followed the instruction but i still got this error.. hope you can help me. thanks

protocols.swift 
protocol UserType {
  var name  : String { get }
  var age   : Int { get set }
}
renefandida
renefandida
1,227 Points

got it.... it must be

var name: String { get } // no spaces or indent using tab between variable name and colon. :)

not...

var name : String { get }

Keli'i Martin
Keli'i Martin
8,227 Points
Keli'i Martin
Keli'i Martin
8,227 Points

Yeah, the editors in the challenges can be very picky about syntax and spacing, even though what you originally had is perfectly valid in Xcode.