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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift Creating a Data Model Finishing Up Our Model

Mark Nair
Mark Nair
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Posted by Mark Nair
Mark Nair
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How do you add to an array within a struct data model?

I'm following along with the Fun Facts project in the Simple iPhone App lesson. I understand grabbing the random item from the array that is in the struct, and I understand the separate data model. But what if I wanted to add something to that array, such as a new fun fact? I'm struggling with how to append to the array because I'm using an instance of the struct (if that makes any sense).

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kjvswift93
kjvswift93
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kjvswift93
kjvswift93
13,515 Points

Why not simply add the new fun fact directly into the original fun fact array?

Mark Nair
Mark Nair
3,405 Points
Mark Nair
Mark Nair
3,405 Points

Hi Kyle,

I could do that, yes. I'm just trying to figure out how a user could do it with a field and a button. I'd like to understand changing the array this way so I can get a good grasp of appending an array this way. I understand pulling the info from the array, but I'm having a hard time adding to it through the data model that uses a struct and an array and an instance of the struct. Thank you!