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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Class Inheritance Overriding Methods

Posted by perpetual makayi
perpetual makayi
8,441 Points

ios object oriented swift

class Person { let firstName: String let lastName: String

init(firstName: String, lastName: String) {
    self.firstName = firstName
    self.lastName = lastName
}

func getFullName() -> String {
    return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
}

}

// Enter your code below

class Doctor:Person {
override init(firstName: String, lastName: String) {
    super.init(firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName)
}

override func getFullName() -> String {
    return "Dr. \(lastName)"
}

}

let north= Person(firstName: "John", lastName: "North") smith.getFullName()

let someDoctor = Doctor(firstName: "Tasha", lastName: "Miles") someDoctor.getFullName()

objects.swift 
class Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    init(firstName: String, lastName: String) {
        self.firstName = firstName
        self.lastName = lastName
    }

    func getFullName() -> String {
        return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
    }
}

// Enter your code below

    class Doctor:Person {
    override init(firstName: String, lastName: String) {
        super.init(firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName)
    }

    override func getFullName() -> String {
        return "Dr. \(lastName)"
    }
}

let north= Person(firstName: "John", lastName: "North")
smith.getFullName()

let someDoctor = Doctor(firstName: "Tasha", lastName: "Miles")
someDoctor.getFullName()

1 Answer

robertrinca
PLUS
robertrinca
Courses Plus Student 11,316 Points
robertrinca
robertrinca
Courses Plus Student 11,316 Points

So first, on the line you are creating "John North", you need a space between the constant and the =

let north = Person(firstName: "John", lastName: "North")

And then on the following line, instead of calling:

smith.getFullName()

Need to call it on the actual constant you assigned above:

north.getFullName()

Hope that helps.