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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types Recap: Swift Types

Posted by klaus schmitt
klaus schmitt
1,238 Points

string interpolation doesn't work - invalid escape character

when switching to the debugger mode, i am told that i've used invalid escape characters. i unterstand the error message in a way that swift isn't too happy about using backslashes. unfortunately i have no clue what's wrong with it and what to use instead...

any ideas?

types.swift 
// Enter your code below

let firstValue = 2
let secondValue = 5

let product = firstValue * secondValue

let output = "The product of (\firstValue) times (\secondValue) is (\product)"

2 Answers

Johanns Gregorian
Johanns Gregorian
8,694 Points

It should be 

"\(...)"

not 

"(\..)"

edit: formatting.

klaus schmitt
klaus schmitt
1,238 Points
klaus schmitt
klaus schmitt
1,238 Points

Ouch! so true... couldn't see it anymore after staring for ages on the same screen...

thank you!!