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iOS Error Handling in Swift Error Handling Handling Errors

Alwin Lazar V
Alwin Lazar V
5,267 Points
Posted by Alwin Lazar V
Alwin Lazar V
5,267 Points

Please give me the answer I don't understand

give me code and fill with comments to explain what is it

error.swift 
enum ParserError: Error {
  case emptyDictionary
  case invalidKey
}

struct Parser {
  var data: [String : String?]?

   func parse() throws {
        if data == nil {
            throw ParserError.EmptyDictionary
        }

        if data!["someKey"] == nil {
            throw ParserError.InvalidKey
        }
    }
}

let data: [String : String?]? = ["someKey": nil]
let parser = Parser(data: data)

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! While I could give you the exact code for the first step, I feel like it would be a better overall learning experience for you if you receive some hints first and try it from there. So let's try that first!

  • Use guard and else instead of ìf
  • Check the capitalization of your error messages and make sure they match what was defined in the enum
  • You are trying to look at the value of "someKey" instead of determining if "someKey" exists.
  • Use data.keys to retrieve a list of keys
  • Use the contains method on the retrieved keys to see if "someKey" is among them
  • Use ? to unrwrap your data

Hope this helps, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles:

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
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Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Jennifer, do you know everything? : p

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points
Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Re watch. I can build you a whole App, but it's not that you will know how to do it your self.

Alwin Lazar V
Alwin Lazar V
5,267 Points
Alwin Lazar V
Alwin Lazar V
5,267 Points

okey just give me few hints

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points
Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

I don't sit in the App code, but what I mean that the best thing is to re-watch it again, or even the whole section, you might not even get any response. I don't sometimes.