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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Anton Berezin
Anton Berezin
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Posted by Anton Berezin
Anton Berezin
4,451 Points

let name = "Anton" let greeting = "\(Hi there, ) \(name)" what is wrong?

what is wrong there?

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "Anton"
let greeting = "\(Hi there, ) \(name)"

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! You're interpolating a string literal. Remember, we only need to interpolate the value of a variable.

// Enter your code below
let name = "Anton"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."

This tells Swift to look up the value stored in name and put it in the spot with the backslash and parentheses. There's no need to do this for the "Hi there, " part. Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Sidney Swenson
Sidney Swenson
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Sidney Swenson
Sidney Swenson
2,429 Points

Your code needs to look like this

let name = "Anton" let greeting = "Hi there, (name)."

The variable is the value that is needed to be interpolated. :)