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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Collections Modifying an Array

Posted by ParisS Small
ParisS Small
1,630 Points

how to .remove array?

Why does this not work? todo.removeAtIndex(2)

arrays.swift 
var todo = ["Learn Swift", "Build App", "Deploy App"]
todo.append("Debug App")
todo.append("Fix Bugs")
todo.removeAtIndex(2)
Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points
Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points

Hello:

Are you removing at the right index ?

1 Answer

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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The removeAtIndex() function is going to return the item that it's removing - and they want you to put it inside of a constant called item, like this:

let item = todo.removeAtIndex(2)