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iOS Object-Oriented Swift 2.0 Complex Data Structures Initializers and Self

Lana Wong
Lana Wong
3,968 Points

I need help

INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS CHALLENGE: In the editor, I’ve declared a struct named RGBColor that models a color object in the RGB space.

Your task is to write a custom initializer method for the object. Using the initializer assign values to the first four properties. Using the values assigned to those properties create a value for the description property that is a string representation of the color object.

For example, given the values 86.0 for red, 191.0 for green, 131.0 for blue and 1.0 for alpha, each of the stored properties should hold these values and the description property should look like this:

"red: 86.0, green: 191.0, blue: 131.0, alpha: 1.0"

Note: Init methods typically list parameters in the same order of property declaration. For this task, stick to the order red,green,blue,alpha.

IT SAYS: " Bummer! The value of description does not match with the directions specified Preview "

MY CODE:

struct RGBColor { let red: Double let green: Double let blue: Double let alpha: Double

let description: String

// Add your code below

init(red: Double,green: Double, blue: Double, alpha: Double) {
    self.red = red 
    self.green = green 
    self.blue =  blue 
    self.alpha = alpha 
    self.description = ("red: \(red), green:\(green), blue:\(blue), alpha:\(alpha)")
}

}

RGBColor.init(red: 86.0, green: 191.0, blue: 131.0, alpha: 1.0)

What is wrong with my code?

Lana Wong
Lana Wong
3,968 Points

Note: When I posted this, it boxed and made part of the code orange. There is some code on the top and bottom of the box.

Reed Carson
Reed Carson
8,306 Points

Just off the top of my head i see some inconsistency with spaces in your description string. Challenges are very picky, try fixing your missing spaces

2 Answers

Josue Gisber
PLUS
Josue Gisber
Courses Plus Student 9,332 Points
struct RGBColor {
    let red: Double
    let green: Double
    let blue: Double
    let alpha: Double

    let description: String

    // Add your code below

    init(red: Double, green: Double, blue: Double, alpha: Double) {
        self.red = red
        self.green = green
        self.blue = blue
        self.alpha = alpha

        self.description = ("red: \(red), green: \(green), blue: \(blue), alpha: \(alpha)")
    }

}
Josue Gisber
Josue Gisber
Courses Plus Student 9,332 Points

You might have some typos that are not visible in the code you posted but try what i posted, it worked for me

zaid
zaid
1,806 Points

Why do we put () around the string assigned to self.description?

Josue Gisber
PLUS
Josue Gisber
Courses Plus Student 9,332 Points

Yeah, space between red and green might be the problem