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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift Getting Started with iOS Development Swift Recap Part 1

Marco Salsiccia
PLUS
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points
Posted by Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points

Vague instructions preventing me from completing this task.

This code challenge only vaguely asks to create three arbitrary stored properties in a new struct, but keeps giving an error when checking the work that I need to create the exact properties specified in the challenge directions. None have been provided, I've completed the task requested, and I have no idea what is going wrong here. Am I missing something or is this question just way too vague to complete the task? Is this a challenge bug?

I've thrown everything at this, such as using the Tag type provided creating actual stored properties with assignment operators in the Post struct itself then calling it appropriately for the firstPost constant, trying an init method, nothing here is passing the challenge. This current variant of my answer satisfies all the requirements of the initial task, so this is getting really frustrating.

structs.swift 
struct Tag {
    let name: String
}

struct Post {
    var number: Int
    var position: String
    var team: String
}

let firstPost = Post(number: 19, position: "LW", team: "San Jose Sharks")

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hi Marco,

The instructions seem pretty clear. You just don't seem to be following them exactly as they are specified. The instructions call for three specific variables of specific types.

title of type String
author of type String
tag of type Tag

but you have none of those?.

Instructions are always very specific and need to be followed exactly, otherwise the code checker cannot verify your answer and you will receive the Bummer!

Reset the challenge and make sure you are naming and typing the variables exactly as the challenge's instructions state.

Keep Coding! :dizzy: :)

Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points
Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points

Where are you reading those specific property types? All the question says for me is that a Tag struct has been provided, then to create a Post struct with three stored properties. The types and names of the specific properties are not shown in the instructions.

Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points
Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points

So, added difficulty here is that I am blind and am using a screen reader to complete these challenges. If a website isn't coded appropriately, my screen reader will miss text on the screen, and it sounds like you are seeing some instructions that I do not have access to. This is the exact text I hear when voiceOver reads the challenge text to me:

heading level 1 8 items In the editor you've been provided with a Tag type. Create a struct named Post with three stored properties: Create an instance of Post and assign it to a constant named firstPost .

That is the exact phrase being fed to my screen reader. Nothing there mentions the exact properties and types needed to complete the task. Definitely a bug.

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

This is what I see when I click the VIew Challenge Link from your Original Post (top right corner).
If you are not seeing this, you may need to refresh your browser window, or log out and back in. If still an issue, you will need to contact the Support Team 

Challenge Task 1 of 2

In the editor you've been provided with a Tag type.
Create a struct named Post with three stored properties:

    title of type String
    author of type String
    tag of type Tag

Create an instance of Post and assign it to a constant named firstPost.

Hope you get this figured out.

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Yes. If that is what your Screen Reader is producing, then there is definitely a problem with the challenge. You will need to contact the support team and let them know. I placed the complete instructions in my previous comment, but inside a code block. Let me know if your screen reader accesses that okay.

Jason

Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points
Marco Salsiccia
Marco Salsiccia
Courses Plus Student 1,591 Points

Thanks for your help Jason. This is definitely a bug, and your code block works perfectly with my screen reader. I've let the support team know, and I really hope more of this doesn't happen in other areas of the site as I move forward with learning here..