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iOS Enumerations and Optionals in Swift Introduction to Optionals Nil Values in Collections

andriy fedorchuk
andriy fedorchuk
2,922 Points
Posted by andriy fedorchuk
andriy fedorchuk
2,922 Points

if let movie = movieDictionary["Specture"], let cast = movie["cast"]{ leadActor = cast[0] }

Why is throwing an error?

optionals.swift 
let movieDictionary = ["Spectre": ["cast": ["Daniel Craig", "Christoph Waltz", "LÊa Seydoux", "Ralph Fiennes", "Monica Bellucci", "Naomie Harris"]]]

var leadActor: String = ""

// Enter code below
if let movie = movieDictionary["Specture"], let cast = movie["cast"]{
    leadActor = cast[0]
}

1 Answer

Clark Reilly
Clark Reilly
6,204 Points
Clark Reilly
Clark Reilly
6,204 Points

You misspelled Spectre as Specture. Just fix that and it works perfectly fine.