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Todd Faiella
173 PointsInterloping string question: Answer: let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)." what am I missing?
let greeting = "Hi there, (name)."
3 Answers
Nathan Tallack
22,159 PointsPop a \ infront of your (name).
You need to escape that (name) with the \ otherwise it just interprets it as (name) rather than you wanting to insert the value of the name variable.
Brett Kim
11,576 PointsA backslash.
let greeting = "Hi there, (name)."
Brett Kim
11,576 PointsA backslash.
let greeting = "Hi there, (name)."