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Posted by Zeka Iam
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Zeka Iam
iOS Development Techdegree Student 231 Points

Return in function

Hello team!

I am afraid I do not completely understand what exactly should I return using return type. Here is an example of func code from your video course:

func carpetCostHaving(length: Int, width: Int, carpetColor color: String = "tan") -> (price: Int, carpetColor: String) { // Gray carpet - $1/sq ft // Tan carpet - $2/sq ft // Deep Blue carpet - $4/sq ft

let areaOfRoom = area(length: length, width: width)

var price = 0

switch color {
case "gray": price = areaOfRoom * 1
case "tan": price = areaOfRoom * 2
case "blue": price = areaOfRoom * 4
default: price = 0
}

return (price, color)

As you can see we return price and color. But why cannot we return carpetCostHaving or areaOfRoom . When or how should I know what value to return? Sorry for this stupid question, I am just confused a bit ;(

1 Answer

landonferrier
landonferrier
25,097 Points

Zeka, it can depend on what your objectives are with the method. In this case, you can interchange the variables and return the savings or the total area by changing the return line near the bottom. If you would like to return all four, you can definitely do that too.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!