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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Types Printing Results

John Ferreira
John Ferreira
2,766 Points
Posted by John Ferreira
John Ferreira
2,766 Points

it doesn't accept let language = "Swift" println("Learning " + language) why not?

it doesn't accept

let language = "Swift"

println("Learning " + language)

why not?

println.swift 
let language = "Swift"


println("Learning " + language)

3 Answers

Alexey Kuznetsov
Alexey Kuznetsov
9,516 Points
Alexey Kuznetsov
Alexey Kuznetsov
9,516 Points

You need to interpolate it, not concatenate. Use that structure: println("Learning \(language)")

Alexey Kuznetsov
Alexey Kuznetsov
9,516 Points
Alexey Kuznetsov
Alexey Kuznetsov
9,516 Points

Oops, missed the back slash before (language)

Mitchell Henderson
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Mitchell Henderson
iOS Development Techdegree Student 4,058 Points
Mitchell Henderson
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Mitchell Henderson
iOS Development Techdegree Student 4,058 Points

the direction of the slash is critical println("Learning (language)")