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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types Recap: Swift Types

Posted by donnie scantz
donnie scantz
419 Points

string interpolations still killing me.

so i got past the last one, and now this...

types.swift 
let firstValue = 10
let secondValue = 8
let product = firstValue * secondValue
let output =

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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donnie scantz I know you can do string interpolation. And I know this, because I've seen you do it in other posts! I think you're overthinking this.

Interpolation: We use a backslash and parentheses to tell Swift something along the lines of "Hey! Put the value of this variable right here. Thanks."

Concatenation: We take two strings and join them together with a plain old plus sign.

So this is the line you're missing:

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

Hang in there! You're doing better than you think you are :smiley:

donnie scantz
donnie scantz
419 Points

thank you for your help and encouragement! I see i am making my understanding harder than it needs to be. thanks again Jennifer!

Keenan Turner
Keenan Turner
6,270 Points
Keenan Turner
Keenan Turner
6,270 Points

Love your encouragement!

And Donnie you got this!