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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Christopher Hodgens
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Christopher Hodgens
Courses Plus Student 1,417 Points
Posted by Christopher Hodgens
Christopher Hodgens
Courses Plus Student 1,417 Points

i don't understand. i think your program isn't working

i did the program correctly and it still gave me errors

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "Chris"

let greeting = "\(Hi there,) \(name.)"

1 Answer

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi, this is because there is an error in your code. You have the backslash in the incorrect positions:

// Enter your code below
let name = "Chris"

let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

To elaborate, you only need to wrap variables, not text. Welcome. :)