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boris said
3,607 PointsKinda stuck getting this weird error
func findApt (aptNumber : String) -> String {
let aptNumbers = ["101","202","303","404"]
for tempAptNumber in aptNumbers {
if ( tempAptNumber == aptNumber) {
return aptNumber
}
}
return""
}
if findApt("101") {
//apt found
}
1 Answer
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsI can see where that's not working quite right ...
You have created a method that takes a string and returns a string. That string contains a matching apt number if there is a matching one, or a blank string if there is not.
That's all fine - works perfectly. But you've not handled its operation properly below.
As above, this method returns something - it is a string. You've nested it inside an if statement which is expecting a boolean result. What you want to do is assign the result to something, like this:
// findApt method works fine here
var result = findApt("101")
That way, you are handling the returned value rather than leaving it floating out there doing nothing!
I hope that makes sense.
Steve.