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iOS Build a Playlist Browser with Swift Building the Music Library and Playlist Models Struct Initialization

Posted by carlosdiaz11
carlosdiaz11
1,810 Points

I am getting errors downcasting "Did you mean to use as! to force downcast?

Is it that the course has already become outdated and the compiler has changed?

Kevin Gonzales
Kevin Gonzales
4,638 Points
Kevin Gonzales
Kevin Gonzales
4,638 Points

The compiler changed lol as must now have a ! and be as!

Marc Biggar
Marc Biggar
10,942 Points

So is adding the ! to as (as!) just the same code as "as" in the newer versions

Kevin Gonzales
Kevin Gonzales
4,638 Points
Kevin Gonzales
Kevin Gonzales
4,638 Points

I think if you want to get specific they changed it because optionals and stuff(didn't look into it), but yep basically "as" is now "as!"

Marc Biggar
Marc Biggar
10,942 Points

Thanks :)

1 Answer

Regina Soifer
Regina Soifer
7,386 Points
Regina Soifer
Regina Soifer
7,386 Points

Change as to as!

Yes, the compiler has changed.