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  • Parker Rose
    Parker Rose
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    Why would you ever use a constant when you could use a variable instead?

    Posted January 4, 2016 2:16am by Parker Rose
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    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Constants

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  • Sahil Satsangi
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    Need correction in: Q. Constant with explicit type float and any value.

    Posted June 30, 2015 12:22pm by Sahil Satsangi
    Sahil Satsangi
    Courses Plus Student 404 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Constants

    0 Answers

  • Roland Shen
    Roland Shen
    7,628 Points

    Why do you have to use the implicit type?

    Posted June 16, 2015 6:32am by Roland Shen
    Roland Shen
    7,628 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
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    • Constants

    2 Answers

  • NOUR A ALGHAMDI
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    what is the benefit of specifying the implicit type?

    Posted June 15, 2015 4:00am by NOUR A ALGHAMDI
    NOUR A ALGHAMDI
    Courses Plus Student 5,607 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
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    1 Answer

  • Jesse Lopez
    Jesse Lopez
    1,870 Points

    explicit variable type?

    Posted February 28, 2015 5:29am by Jesse Lopez
    Jesse Lopez
    1,870 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Constants

    1 Answer

  • Sean Higgins
    Sean Higgins
    296 Points

    Is let always a constant?

    Posted January 23, 2015 6:03pm by Sean Higgins
    Sean Higgins
    296 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Constants

    1 Answer

  • Aidan Bartlett
    Aidan Bartlett
    643 Points

    If you have an implicit variable, how do you know it's been assigned correctly?

    Posted January 9, 2015 12:26am by Aidan Bartlett
    Aidan Bartlett
    643 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
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    1 Answer

  • Kevin Wessell
    Kevin Wessell
    155 Points

    What is a "String"? The video showed the word after a colon but did not really explain what one is or why you use it.

    Posted November 23, 2014 8:58pm by Kevin Wessell
    Kevin Wessell
    155 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Constants

    3 Answers

  • Jason Hernandez Berland
    Jason Hernandez Berland
    1,575 Points

    Do you have to declare implicit type?

    Posted November 15, 2014 12:33am by Jason Hernandez Berland
    Jason Hernandez Berland
    1,575 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Constants

    2 Answers

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