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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Andrew Robulack
Andrew Robulack
172 Points
Posted by Andrew Robulack
Andrew Robulack
172 Points

This Looks Right to Me…

Why is the value of greeting here not considered an interpolated value?

let name = "Cole" let greeting = "("Hi there,") (name)."

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "Cole"
let greeting = "\("Hi there"), \(name)."
Edward Parks
Edward Parks
1,385 Points
Edward Parks
Edward Parks
1,385 Points 
let name = "Cole"

let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"

The constant name is the only thing being interpolated (inserted) into the string.

1 Answer

miikis
miikis
44,957 Points

Hey Andrew,

String interpolation makes non-strings into strings. If something is already a string, it doesn't really make sense to coerce it into become a ... string. 

let name = "Cole"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."