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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Parameters and Tuples Tuples

William Bergstein
William Bergstein
2,078 Points
Posted by William Bergstein
William Bergstein
2,078 Points

What exactly are Tuples? Is the combination of two strings within () a tuple?

I thought that I was doing this right but I keep getting an error. I don't understand why this is happening.

tuples.swift 
func greeting(person: String) -> String {
    let language = "English"
    let greeting = "Hello \(person)"

    return greeting
}

1 Answer

Sara Chicazul
Sara Chicazul
7,475 Points
Sara Chicazul
Sara Chicazul
7,475 Points

In Apple's Swift documentation, tuples are described as a list of zero or more elements, separated by commas, enclosed in parentheses.

For the purpose of function return values we're going to assume a tuple is a list of two or more items, separated by commas, surrounded by parentheses.

The task instructions tell you to change the return value into a tuple. Your guess in the title is very close to the right answer! Can you figure it out now?