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David Finifter
1,364 Pointsinterpolation question
Not sure to understand what is wrong with my code
// Enter your code below
let name = "David"
let greeting = "\(Hi there), \(name)."
2 Answers

Kagan Dikmen
1,220 Points"Hi there" is not a variable or constant. It's only a part of greeting. You should write like this:
let greeting = "Hi there, (name)"

David Finifter
1,364 PointsThank you very much!
Martin Wildfeuer
Courses Plus Student 11,071 PointsMartin Wildfeuer
Courses Plus Student 11,071 PointsTake care, though, it's supposed to be
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."
This forums seems to strip the backslash with regular text.