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Kris Larsen
8,015 PointsInterpolation
I am having difficulty solving this task:
Step 2: Using string interpolation, create a string literal that describes the operation we just performed. For example, given the following values for firstValue, secondValue and product respectively: 2, 4, 8. The string should read: "The product of 2 times 4 is 8". Assign this string to a constant named output.
What am I doing wrong?
// Enter your code below
let firstValue = 2
let secondValue = 4
let product = firstValue * secondValue
let output = "The product of 2 times 4 is 8"
1 Answer
Michael Hulet
47,913 PointsThe problem asks you to use string interpolation, which is basically just embedding the value of a variable/constant in a String. It's done like this:
let firstValue = 2
let secondValue = 4
let product = firstValue * secondValue
// See how you wrap the variable/constant names in "\()"? That's how string interpolation works
let output = "The product of \(firstValue) times \(secondValue) is \(product)"