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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Posted by Kristine Chapman
Kristine Chapman
305 Points

Not sure what is wrong with my answer

Any ideas what I did wrong?

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "kristine"
let greeting = "\(Hi there,), \(name), \(.)"

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

You only need to use the \() syntax when you want the value of a variable to be included in a String. You shouldn't use it when a variable or operation isn't inside the parentheses. Try this:

let name = "kristine"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."
Kristine Chapman
Kristine Chapman
305 Points

It worked- thank you so much for the help!