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ricky gomes
2,301 PointsNot working
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let friends = Treehouse().friends
//Add your code below
let profileImageName = friends["profilePicture"] as String //this isn't working
}
}
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let friends = Treehouse().friends
//Add your code below
let profileImageName = friends["profilePicture"] as String
}
}
struct Treehouse {
let friends = [
"firstName": "Susan",
"lastName": "Olson",
"profilePicture": "susan_profile.png"
]
}
1 Answer

Jens Hagfeldt
16,548 PointsYou need to put a exclamation mark (!) after you set the type to String like shown here below. Also you need to create an instance of UIImage using the image name and then store it in a constant called profilePicture.
let profileImageName = friends["profilePicture"] as String!
let profilePicture = UIImage(named: "\(profileImageName)")
Holger Liesegang
50,595 PointsHolger Liesegang
50,595 PointsHi Jens Hagfeldt !
I changed your comment to answer.