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iOS

Posted by Austyn Huggins
Austyn Huggins
1,551 Points

iOS 7 beginner course problem

Ok, so I've been having trouble with the last code challenge in the beginner badge in iOS 7. The code challenge is named Assign String to a label it say to do this...

Assume we are creating an app to display random quotes. A label property called "quoteLabel" has been created along with an IBOutlet to the THViewController class. Assign the following quote to the "quoteLabel" property - "The road to success is always under construction".

if the label is named quote label then what is the IBOutlet named? is it the same name as the label? because i keep putting this

import "THViewController.h"

@implementation THViewController

  • (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad];

    // Add your code below! The property for THViewController's // label is named 'quoteLabel'.

-(IBAction)quoteLabel self.quoteLabel.text = @"The road to success is always under construction"; }

@end

Please help any hint or answer will do since I've been stuck on this for 3 days.

3 Answers

Jose Saldana
Jose Saldana
3,029 Points
Jose Saldana
Jose Saldana
3,029 Points

When entering the code there is no need to add the -(IBAction) This is all that should be required. self.quoteLabel.text = @"The road to success is always under construction";

Remember searching before posting :)

Austyn Huggins
Austyn Huggins
1,551 Points

Thank you SOOOO much!!! I finally mad it passed it!!!

Scott Prock
Scott Prock
666 Points
Scott Prock
Scott Prock
666 Points

If anyone comes across this thread, there is a better answer in this one https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/problem-with-code-challenge-in-build-a-simple-phone-app-ios7-in-getting-started-first-badge

Scott Prock
Scott Prock
666 Points
Scott Prock
Scott Prock
666 Points

I too am stuck on the same step. I would have expected the label to be assigned to a button similar to the steps we have been given so far. So I used the following ...

-(IBAction)buttonPressed { self.quoteLabel.text = @"The road to success is always under construction"; }

That didn't work. So I thought the instructions were talking about assigning a string to a label, so I thought for sure this code would work ...

NSString *quoteLabel = @"The road to success is always under construction";

Still not working ... I can't help but feel there are some pieces missing in the instructions that would make this easier to understand.

Any tips, or a hint would be great ... Thanks

Scott Prock
Scott Prock
666 Points

So sorry, I missed the reply above. Looks like we were on the right track, just need to understand the systax a little better I guess. Thank you.