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iOS Object-Oriented Swift 2.0 Complex Data Structures Adding Instance Methods

Posted by Cody Perryman
Cody Perryman
4,209 Points

I don't understand why my code for the second part of the coding challenge is not working.

I don't understand why my code for the second part of the coding challenge is not working. When I run my code in Xcode, it works... My code is pasted below.

struct Person { let firstName: String let lastName: String

func getFullName() -> (String) {
    return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
    }

}

let fullName = Person(firstName: "Billy", lastName: "Bob")

structs.swift 
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String
}
Christian Heine
Christian Heine
17,520 Points

Hi Cody,

It seems to be working.

Maybe some issue in the Treehouse parser.

I assume it has to do with the brackets around String when returning the value. Normally you would use the brackets when working with Tuples.

So instead of writing 

func getFullName() -> (String) {

use 

func getFullName() -> String {

Here's the whole code from your example:

import Foundation

struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    func getFullName() -> String {
        return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
    }

}

let person = Person(firstName: "Tom", lastName: "The Cat")

person.getFullName()

Here's the official reference for the function return syntax

1 Answer

Christian Heine
Christian Heine
17,520 Points
Christian Heine
Christian Heine
17,520 Points

Hm. I think I posted this wrongly. Please check the comment above for the answer :)