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Amitai Blickstein
6,863 PointsMy code doesn't pass, with the error: "bummer!". Like, f'shur'totally, duuuude.
let plistPath: String = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("CrazyInformation", ofType: "plist")!
let myDict = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath)
implicit unwrapping [if lets (and guards)] didn't work either.
ty in advance!
import Foundation
// Add your code below
let plistPath: String = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("CrazyInformation", ofType: "plist")!
let myDict = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath)
2 Answers
Steven Deutsch
21,046 PointsHey Amitai Blickstein,
You're close! First, remove your explicit type declaration of String for plistPath object. The type of object is NSBundle. Second, because initialization of a dictionary can fail, we need to safely initialize it using optional binding. Use an if let to make sure that NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource() doesn't return nil, if it does not - then you can safely initialize the dictionary because you know a value for plistPath exists.
import Foundation
// Add your code below
if let plistPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("CrazyInformation", ofType: "plist") {
let crazyDict = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath)
}
Good Luck! Hope this helps!
Amitai Blickstein
6,863 PointsAh, thanks. if let probably didn't work for me before because of my explicit type declaration...