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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Types Numbers

Posted by Florence Boulenger
Florence Boulenger
494 Points

I'm stuck I don't know what is wrong with the code let price :Double = "9.99"

Can you Help

numbers.swift 
let title = "A Dance with Dragons"
let price :Double = "9.99"

1 Answer

Caleb Kleveter
MOD
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

You don't need to specify the number as a double, you also don't put numbers in quotes or you get a string.

let price = 9.99