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Ryan Maneo
4,342 PointsUnclear task
I feel as if the task wasn't explained properly.
struct Location {
let latitude: Double
let longitude: Double
}
class Business {
name: String
location: Location
init(/* It says "In the init method pass in a name" what does it mean by that?) */ {
}
}
let someBusiness = Business(name: "Some Name") // Confused...
2 Answers
Ryan Huber
13,021 PointsYou need to pass in name and location parameters to the init function of the Business class so it knows how to set it up. According to the instructions the name should be a string and the location should be a Location instance.
class Business {
name: String
location: Location
// You pass in the name and location as parameters here
init(name: String, location: Location) {
// You then need to assign these arguments into the properties of the class
self.name = name // self.name references the class property and name references the passed in argument
self.location = location // same syntax as above
}
}
// You then need to create an instance of the business
let someBusiness = Business(name: "MyCo", location: Location(latitude: 100, longitude: 120)) // arbitrary coordinates for Location instance
Hope that helps and let me know if you still have questions.
Ryan Huber
13,021 PointsFor the location parameter you are passing in a new instance of the Location Struct. To create one you need to instantiate it (hence the ()).
Ryan Maneo
4,342 PointsRyan Maneo
4,342 PointsI'm sorry I'm still confused... also if thats what I need to do, why didn't he tell me those instructions, as you just did? There was a lot left unsaid on his part :/
Ryan Maneo
4,342 PointsRyan Maneo
4,342 Pointsfor example, location: Location() I didn't know needed a separate sent of parenthesis. I feel like some of these things are just expected for us to know.