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Ben Forrester
Courses Plus Student 5,357 PointsStill getting an error:
struct Person { let firstName: String let lastName: String
func getFullName () -> String {
return firstName + " " + lastName
}
}
made corrections but still complaining about not declaring a getFullName method. Works fine in the playground.
struct Person {
let firstName: String
let lastName: String
func getFullName () -> String {
return firstName + " " + lastName
}
}
3 Answers
jcorum
71,830 PointsApparently they want you to use String interpolation rather than concatenation:
func getFullName() -> String {
return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
}
}
Travis McCormick
2,313 PointsHey Ben!
In the challenge description, it states "Declare a method named getFullName() that returns a string containing the person’s full name." So in this case, you literally have to return a string.
return "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
Your code it right, so don't feel discouraged. A lot of challenges have been very frustrating for me and I've realized that sometimes you have to read the challenge description very slowly to make sure you're not missing anything!
I hope this is helpful!
jcorum
71,830 PointsActually, isn't it the case that Ben is returning a String:
return firstName + " " + lastName
It's just that he's creating the String using String concatenation, while the editor wants him to use String interpolation.
:)
Travis McCormick
2,313 PointsHmm.. Now that I look at it, firstName and lastName are both of type String so the result will still be a string.
I remember having the same issue on this challenge, and when I finally tried changing it to the other format, the editor accepted it. I guess I just made the assumption.
Thanks for the clarification!