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edward watson
354 PointsThere seems to be something wrong with these excercies
How is this not the answer to this question?
let iceCream: [string: string] = ["CC": "Chocolate Chip", "AP": "Apple Pie", "PB": "Peanut Butter"]
// Enter your code below
let iceCream: [string: string] = ["CC": "Chocolate Chip", "AP": "Apple Pie", "PB": "Peanut Butter"]
3 Answers
Maria Angelica Dadalt
6,197 PointsThe instruction is to assign the dictionary to a variable, not a constant. If you ajust that it should work.
Maria Angelica Dadalt
6,197 PointsNo, constants (let) cannot be changed. If you want to append to an Array or Dictionary, they need to be assigned to variables.
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 PointsThe task specifically asks you to create a variable not constant
Assign this dictionary to a variable named 'iceCream'.
edward watson
354 Pointsedward watson
354 Pointsokay understood. I am confused because all the examples create a constant dictionary using let. They update and append the constant dictionary. So are both constant and variable dictionaries mutable?