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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Functions Function Return Types

Brian Hale
Brian Hale
525 Points
Posted by Brian Hale
Brian Hale
525 Points

please answer

thank you

returns.swift 
func greeting(person: String) {
    println("Hello \(person)")
}

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

The return type is shown after the parameter(s) with -> and then the type, which in this case is String:

func greeting(person: String) -> String {
    return "Hello \(person)"
}