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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Complex Data Structures Adding Instance Methods

Trevor Justice
Trevor Justice
1,965 Points
Posted by Trevor Justice
Trevor Justice
1,965 Points

struct Coding Challenge Help

Hello,

I'm new to programming and trying to complete this coding challenge using structs and methods. I'm working in my Xcode Playground, and have tried every variation of things I could think of to put inside fullName, yet I always get an error by return which reads ¨Unexpected non-void return value in void function¨. If anyone could explain to me why the code isn't working, and suggest a way to fix it, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you! Trevor

structs.swift 
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    func fullName(first: String, last: String) {
      let name = first + last

      return name
    }
}

1 Answer

Michael Ayoub
Michael Ayoub
7,689 Points

You are attempting to return a string from a function that is expected to return Void(which means nothing). The function must be: 

func fullName(first: String, last: String) -> String
Trevor Justice
Trevor Justice
1,965 Points
Trevor Justice
Trevor Justice
1,965 Points

Thank you, I understand now!