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john lau
3,471 PointsMake sure the function you're adding matches the signature exactly as described
I'm doing it and it doesn't work knowing that matching the signature exactly would work too
protocol PrefixContaining {
associatedtype Element
var result: Array<Element> {get}
func hasPrefix(_ prefix: String) -> Bool
func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element]
}
extension Array where Element: PrefixContaining {
func filter(byPrefix prefix: (Element) -> Bool) -> [Element] {
var result = Array<Element>()
for x in self where prefix(x) {
result.append(x)
}
func hasPrefix(_ prefix: String) -> Bool {
if prefix.hasPrefix("a") {
return true
} else {
return false
}
return result
}
}
}
// Enter code below
7 Answers
Simon Di Giovanni
8,429 PointsHi John
Your code is far too complicated than necessary, you may have overthought it.
Firstly, you're getting that error because your filter function accepts a function as an argument, rather than simply a String.
Secondly, you've defined a 'hasPrefix' function, however this is built into swift. You have no need to define this.
I've included my code that passes this below.
If you have any questions at all about this please let me know.
extension Array where Element: PrefixContaining {
func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] {
var foundValue: [Element] = []
for elements in self {
if let elementsAsString = elements as? String {
if elementsAsString.hasPrefix(prefix) {
foundValue.append(elements)
}
}
}
return foundValue
}
}
john lau
3,471 PointsHi Simon,
thks but the compiler is giving me an error.
Simon Di Giovanni
8,429 PointsHi John
I've doubled checked my code, and this code definitely passes the challenge so you should not have any issues.
Could you please show me how you've applied my code to your code challenge, to check for any errors?
Thanks Simon
john lau
3,471 Pointssure: protocol PrefixContaining { associatedtype Element
func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element]
}
extension Array where Element: PrefixContaining { func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] { var foundValue: [Element] = [] for elements in self { if let elementsAsString = elements as? String { if elementsAsString.hasPrefix(prefix) { foundValue.append(elements)
}
}
}
return foundValue
}
}
Simon Di Giovanni
8,429 PointsThanks John
You need to remove the 'func filter' from BEFORE the extension Array part.
Try that out , let me know how you go
john lau
3,471 Pointsdo you mean from the protocol?
Simon Di Giovanni
8,429 PointsBasically, you're ENTIRE code should look like this
protocol PrefixContaining {
func hasPrefix(_ prefix: String) -> Bool
}
extension String: PrefixContaining {}
extension Array where Element: PrefixContaining {
func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] {
var foundValue: [Element] = []
for elements in self {
if let elementsAsString = elements as? String {
if elementsAsString.hasPrefix(prefix) {
foundValue.append(elements)
}
}
}
return foundValue
}
}
john lau
3,471 Pointsthks Simon! it works! but as always an other murky challenge, I don't get why the filter function appear in the extension array without conforming to the protocol.
Simon Di Giovanni
8,429 PointsNo worries John! Please mark my answer as 'Best answer' to ensure it's marked as answered.
Regarding why the filter function appears in the extension array - let me try to explain.
We are using the 'where' keyword to say that we want to write an extension to Array where the ELEMENT conforms to the protocol PrefixContaining. NOT the Array, but the ELEMENT INSIDE the array.
So therefore, the Array does not need to conform to PrefixContaining.
Does this make sense?
john lau
3,471 Pointsabsolutely, thks
Deysha Rivera
5,088 PointsI get why we used the extension, but I do not understand how I was supposed to figure out how to write the function. I'm not even sure I've seen a "for in self" loop at this point, and I don't understand why we use "as?" here.
Deysha Rivera
5,088 PointsI found this solution to be far simpler and easier to understand.
func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] {
var filteredArray = Array<Element>()
for element in self {
if(element.hasPrefix(prefix)) {
filteredArray.append(element)
}
}
return filteredArray
}