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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Properties Getter and Setter Methods

Kevin McFarland
Kevin McFarland
5,122 Points

What am I doing wrong...

Here's the directions for the challenge...

"We need to add getter and setter methods to the fahrenheit property of the Temperature class. Add a getter method to access the value of the fahrenheit property. Then add a setter method. When the user assigns a value to the fahrenheit property, the setter method will calculate and assign a value to

the celsius property. (Note: Celsius = (Fahrenheit-32/1.8))"

I've tested this code in the Swift REPL and used a calculator... and it's correct. Apparently the challenge is looking for different syntax. But I don't know what it wants. The newValue keyword doesn't seem appropriate here.

Temperature.swift
class Temperature {
    var celsius: Float = 0.0
    var fahrenheit: Float {
    get {
      return (celsius * 1.8) + 32.0
    }

    set {
      celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) / 1.8
    }

    }    
}

2 Answers

Kevin McFarland
Kevin McFarland
5,122 Points

Hi William,

Thank you... that was the solution.
Kevin

William Li
PLUS
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

You got most right, change this one line and it'll work

celsius = (newValue - 32) / 1.8

newValue keyword is appropriate here, because when you're calling the setter, you're setting a new value to it.