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iOS Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App Using Parse.com as a Backend and Adding Users Signing Up New Users: Part 2 (PFUser)

Posted by Levi Lais
Levi Lais
5,975 Points

I'm getting an Expected Identifier error and I can't pinpoint why.

Below is the code for my Ribbit app. After my UIAlerView, before the alertView show part, I'm getting an Expected Identifier error. I checked my code against the downloadable code in the class - and they look the same. The other problem is, the downloadable file doesn't run - it's laced with errors, too. So I have no examples of working code to check my code against. Does anyone know why I'm getting this Expected Identifier error? Thanks!

        else {

        PFUser *newUser = [PFUser user];
        newUser.username = username;
        newUser.password = password;
        newUser.email = email;

        [newUser signUpInBackgroundWithBlock:^(BOOL succeeded, NSError *error) {
            if (error) {
                UIAlertView *alertView = [[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Sorry!" message:[error.userInfo objectForKey:@"error"] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
                [alertView show];
            }

            else {
                [self.navigationController popToRootViewControllerAnimated:YES];

            }
            }];
    }
}
Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

Hey Levi, check the Markdown Cheatsheet to see how to post code on the forums. I've fixed it up for you.

1 Answer

Ravee Sundar
PLUS
Ravee Sundar
Courses Plus Student 1,975 Points
Ravee Sundar
Ravee Sundar
Courses Plus Student 1,975 Points

you have an extra "[" in your alertView creation. Try this

UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Sorry!" message:[error.userInfo objectForKey:@"error"] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil];