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iOS Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow Dictionaries Working with Dictionaries

Brian Uribe
Brian Uribe
3,488 Points
Posted by Brian Uribe
Brian Uribe
3,488 Points

How do I retrieve a value in a dictionary?

I tried using let applePie = iceCream(1) but I got a message saying to not directly use a string, or something similar to that. What should my code look like?

dictionary.swift 
var iceCream = [

  "CC": "Chocolate Chip",
  "AP": "Apple Pie",
  "PB": "Peanut Butter"

  ]

  iceCream["RR"] = "Rocky Road"

 let applePie = iceCream("AP")

1 Answer

Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points
Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points

let applePie = iceCream["AP"].

Using brackets instead of parans

Brian Uribe
Brian Uribe
3,488 Points
Brian Uribe
Brian Uribe
3,488 Points

It is always the little details. Thank you!!