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john lau
3,471 PointsMake sure you're only extending the array where Element conforms to PrefixContaining
ain't what I'm doing?
protocol PrefixContaining {
func hasPrefix(_ prefix: String) -> Bool
}
extension Array: < Element: PrefixContaining > {
associatedtype Element
var test = [Element]
func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] {
return test.hasprefix
}
}
2 Answers
Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,887 PointsHi John,
For your Array extension, watch the video again, especially at 3:06 where Pasan extends Array to make the type's Elements conform to his protocol. You want to use the same syntax he uses.
Then for the implementation of filter, remember that hasPrefix() is a method on types conforming to PrefixContaining. As we see in the example code, String conforms to PrefixContaining but Array doesn't. Therefore it makes no sense to try to call hasPrefix() on test, which you declared as an array. Also, because you've not used parentheses, you wouldn't be calling hasPrefix even if it were valid on an array.
When you implement the filter method, you should think about what Apple has already provided as a filter method and whether you can use the inputs you've been provided in the challenge to apple's own filter method to return an array of type [Element].
Hope those hints point you in the right direction.
Cheers
Alex
john lau
3,471 Pointsnot really but thks anyway
protocol PrefixContaining {
associatedtype Element var test = [Element] {get} func hasPrefix(_ prefix: String) -> Bool func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] }
extension Array where Element: PrefixContaining {
func hasPrefix(_ prefix: String) -> Bool { func filter(byPrefix prefix: String) -> [Element] {
} return }