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iOS Functions in Swift Adding Power to Functions Returning Complex Values

Posted by dk13
dk13
10,541 Points

The external name for the parameter passed into the function should be "for", but "for" is a reserved word!!

I am at the Sydney Opera House code challenge and the directions say to use an external name of "for". Was that a typo? "for" is reserved...

functions.swift 
// Enter your code below
func coordinates(fore: String) -> (Double, Double){
  switch fore {
    case "Eiffel Tower": return (48.8582, 2.2945)
    case "Great Pyramid": return (29.9792, 31.1344)
    case "Sydney Opera House": return (33.8587, 151.2149)
    default: return (0,0)
  }
}
//let location = coordinates(fore: "Eiffel Tower")
Deysha Rivera
Deysha Rivera
5,088 Points
Deysha Rivera
Deysha Rivera
5,088 Points

You need an external name and an internal name, then you switch on the location:

func coordinates(for location: String) -> (Double, Double) {
  switch location {
    case "Eiffel Tower": return (48.8582, 2.2945)
    case "Great Pyramid": return (29.9792, 31.1344)
    case "Sydney Opera House": return (33.8587, 151.2140)
    default: return (0,0)
  }
}

1 Answer

dk13
dk13
10,541 Points
dk13
dk13
10,541 Points

Thank you! I did eventually figure out my syntax error. I appreciate the help!