How do I call the greeting function and pass it the String "Jerry?"

Hello Mark:

This challenge is about creating an external parameter name.

• An external parameter name is created to label arguments when calling a function.
• A local parameter name is used to implement the functionality of a function.

For example:

func printName(name: String){
println("Hello my name is \(name)") 
// Here we are using the local parameter name to implement its functionality.
}

This function printName has a parameter where you can pass it an argument of type string, but it ONLY has the local parameter name, which I called it "name", and it's only being used to implement its functionality.

Therefore when you want to use ( call ) this function, you don't have to use it's local parameter name.

We would call it like this:

printName("Mark")

• In Swift 1.2 you use the # symbol to create an external parameter name IF you are using the same as the local parameter name.
• In Swift 2.0 the # symbol is no longer used.

Now if we give the function an external parameter name, it would look like this.

// Swift 1.2
func printName(#name: String){
println("Hello my name is \(name)")
}
// Swift 2.0
func printName(name name: String){
print("Hello my name is \(name)")
}

And to call this function, it would be like this:

printName(name:"Mark")

Hopefully this helps you pass your challenge.

Good luck