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iOS Object-Oriented Swift 2.0 Complex Data Structures Adding Instance Methods

Posted by Fahiye Abdi
Fahiye Abdi
2,133 Points

My code will not compile. Can someone help me?

I'm a little confused with this code challenge.I don't understand why my code will not compile. This may not be related to the question I just asked but I want to know why the parentheses after getFullName are empty.

Helgi Helgason
Helgi Helgason
7,599 Points
Helgi Helgason
Helgi Helgason
7,599 Points

I'm learning too so this might not make sense but as far as I know it's empty since the function doesn't take in any parameters but uses the stored properties inside the struct or Structure..... when you call the struct in which getFullName is a method you pass in the values for first and last name.

1 Answer

Evan Demaris
Evan Demaris
64,262 Points
Evan Demaris
Evan Demaris
64,262 Points

Without know what code you've tried, I can show you how to solve the Challenge but I can't direct you on where you went wrong;

struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String
func getFullName() -> String {
return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
}
}

let aPerson = Person(firstName: "Fahiye", lastName: "Abdi") 
let fullName = aPerson.getFullName()

To answer your question about getFullName(), the parentheses are empty because the function isn't taking any arguments when it's called.

The reason for this is that the information it needs - the firstName and lastName of the Person object - are already defined when the Person object is created. The getFullName() function is just reading information from the instance of the Person object you created earlier.

Hope that helps, let me know if you have any other questions about this Challenge!