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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Ruben WhyDoILoseFocus
Ruben WhyDoILoseFocus
688 Points
Posted by Ruben WhyDoILoseFocus
Ruben WhyDoILoseFocus
688 Points

String Interpolation where is the error??

Not sure why the system say's there is an error? Thank You in Advance. Ruben

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below

let name = "Ruben"
let greeting = "Hi there, " + "\(name)."

4 Answers

ceriannejackson
ceriannejackson
23,759 Points
ceriannejackson
ceriannejackson
23,759 Points

Using string interpolation means you don't have to use + to do any concatenation. You can just do:

let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"
Von Chucwuemeca
Von Chucwuemeca
4,746 Points
Von Chucwuemeca
Von Chucwuemeca
4,746 Points

Do this:

let name = "Ruben"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."
William Esposito
William Esposito
5,064 Points
William Esposito
William Esposito
5,064 Points

let greeting = "Hi there, (name)."