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

Joe Nelson
Joe Nelson
1,331 Points
Posted by Joe Nelson
Joe Nelson
1,331 Points

Not sure what Im missing here

Im not sure why I keep getting this challenge wrong! No matter what value I put in for 'firstName' or 'lastName' I always get "make sure you are returning the correct string. . ."

Could anyone explain to me what Im missing and what it does so I can understand its importance? Thanks!

structs.swift 
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    func getFullName() -> String  {
        let fullName = (firstName  + lastName)

        return fullName
    }
}

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

I believe the challenge wants you to put a space in between the names. The fastest way to do this IMO is through String interpolation, like this:

struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    func getFullName() -> String  {
        return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
    }
}
Joe Nelson
Joe Nelson
1,331 Points
Joe Nelson
Joe Nelson
1,331 Points

See, I tried that but I did it like this:

struct Person {
       let firstName: String
       let lastName: String

       func getFullName() -> String {
            let fullName = "\(firstName)  \(lastName)"
            return fullName
     }
}

Is there something wrong with that?

Ill give your response a shot! Thank you!

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

The only thing I see wrong in your version is that you forgot the "t" in "lastName" in your getFullName function