The search function below returns a name if it is found in the array and an empty string if it is not found. Modify the

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func search(#name: String) -> String {
    let names = ["Doc","Grumpy","Happy","Sleepy","Bashful","Sneezy","Dopey"]
    for n in names {
        if n == name {
            return n
        }
    }
    return nil
}
if let person = search(name: "Doc") {
println("\(person) was found")
}
this is what i have made so fare but i keep getting error :(
some help please
```search.swift
func search(#name: String) -> String {
    let names = ["Doc","Grumpy","Happy","Sleepy","Bashful","Sneezy","Dopey"]
    for n in names {
        if n == name {
            return n
        }
    }
    return ""
}
```

Tyler Zika · Answer

Try this out. In swift, I don't think you can have two return statements in a function. Once your for in loop completes, it will move on to what code is after the loop, which is another return statement in your case.
```swift
func search(#name: String) -> String {
let names = ["Doc", "Grumpy", "Happy", "Sleepy", "Bashful", "Sneezy", "Dopey"]
    var matchedName = " "
for n in names{
    if n == name{
        matchedName = name
    }
}
return matchedName
}
search(name: "Doc")
search(name: "Bachir Kurdi")
```

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The search function below returns a name if it is found in the array and an empty string if it is not found. Modify the

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