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Brice Foster
2,225 PointsThe compiler keeps trying to say return a string but I believe I am returning a string and can't figure out the source
I am putting a string together within a init method and its keeps giving me an error saying that I am not return a string. I have ran the code in Xcode and it works fine.
struct Tag {
let name: String
}
struct Post{
let title: String
let author: String
let tag: Tag
func description()->String{
return "\(title) by \(author). Filed under \(tag.name)"
}
}
let tag = Tag(name: "Science Fiction")
let firstPost = Post(title: "Dune", author: "Frank Herbert", tag: tag)
let postDescription = firstPost.description()
3 Answers
jcorum
71,816 PointsBrice, interesting case! What the compiler doesn't like is the lack of spaces in the function return.
You have:
func description()->String{
return "\(title) by \(author). Filed under \(tag.name)"
}
This works:
func description() -> String {
return "\(title) by \(author). Filed under \(tag.name)"
}
P.S., your version works in Xcode.
jcorum
71,816 PointsAlways.
Brice Foster
2,225 Points:-) thank you
Brice Foster
2,225 PointsBrice Foster
2,225 PointsHo Jcorum, Thank you for taking the time to help. Did you try running the code in the code challenge?