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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Optionals Exercise: isDivisible function

JT Keller
JT Keller
12,731 Points
Posted by JT Keller
JT Keller
12,731 Points

isDivisible Function Exercise - Improvement

For the most part, my solution matched Amit's however, I think it's important to make an additional check within the function. The purpose of the function is to determine whether 2 integers are divisible by one another (defined by no remainder). It's also important to keep in mind that you can't divide by 0 as this isn't mathematically possible and also generates a divide by 0 error. Below is the function that used to first check to make sure the divisor wasn't 0 and then check to make sure that there's no remainder.

Happy Coding!

import UIKit

func isDivisible(#firstNumber: Int, #secondNumber: Int) -> Bool? {
    if (secondNumber == 0) {
        return nil
    } else if (firstNumber % secondNumber == 0) {
        return true
    }
    return nil
}

if let test = isDivisible(firstNumber: 10, secondNumber: 10) {
    println("Divisible")
} else {
    println("Not Divisible")
}

1 Answer

julienclemencon
julienclemencon
1,559 Points
julienclemencon
julienclemencon
1,559 Points

Indeed, I tried it this way:

func isDivisible (#divident: Int, #divisor: Int) ->Bool? {
    if divisor == 0 || divident % divisor != 0 {
        return nil
    } else {
        return true
    }
}
Karl Metum
Karl Metum
3,447 Points
Karl Metum
Karl Metum
3,447 Points

You can improve this further by removing the else clause. 

func isDivisible (divident: Int, divisor: Int) ->Bool? {
    if divisor == 0 || divident % divisor != 0 {
        return nil
    } 
    return true
}