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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types Recap: Swift Types

Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
6,315 Points
Posted by Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
6,315 Points

let output = "The product of \(firstValue) times \(secondValue) = \(product)" Any idea why this is not being accepted?

let firstValue = 10

let secondValue = 20

let product = firstValue * secondValue

let output = "The product of (firstValue) times (secondValue) = (product)"

This seems to do exactly what is asked - but it's not being accepted. Any suggestions?

types.swift 
// Enter your code below

let firstValue = 10

let secondValue = 20

let product = firstValue * secondValue

let output = "The product of \(firstValue) times \(secondValue) = \(product)"

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

It's not accepted because the challenge checker is extremely picky about text output, when you are asked to print a certain message you usually have to print it exactly as the challenge asks you to, using the exact words and punctuation that is provided.

In this instance the problem is that the challenge asks you to print out a message that reads: "The product of firstValue times secondValue is product" notice that there is an "is" between the second value and the product, rather than an equals sign, that difference is what is making the challenge checker reject your code.

Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
6,315 Points
Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
6,315 Points

Thanks for the help! That worked! I skipped this challenge a while ago, and it's just been sitting, annoyingly unfinished in my track.

Thanks again.