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Josef Dosch
2,619 PointsIt says not assigning "greeting" to an interpolated string let greeting = "\("Hi there") \(name)\(".")" works in Xcode
What am i missing
// Enter your code below
let name = "Joe"
let greeting = "\("Hi there,") \(name)\(".")"
1 Answer
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey Josef,
I'm actually very surprised that this would actually work in Xcode.
First you can't interpolate a string... only variables can be interpolated. And it seems like you may be trying to mix interpolation with concatenation. For Interpolation, you only use 1 opening quotation mark and 1 closing quotation mark. The strings are just a normal string inside, and then you add the interpolated variables as needed.
Below is the correct code for your reference. I hope it'll make sense. If you're not 100%, I recommend that you review String Interpolation before moving on, as it is a very integral part of the upcoming lessons.
let name = "Joe"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."
Keep Coding! :)
Josef Dosch
2,619 PointsThank you, i understand now.
Reed Carson
8,306 PointsReed Carson
8,306 Pointsjust a comment. I think this is the #1 question I see about iOS here, this very example, and everyone basically does this same thing more or less.