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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Posted by Alia Khan
Alia Khan
3,733 Points

what have I done wrong

thank you :)

strings.swift 
// Enter your code below
let name = "Alia."
let greeting = "\(Hi there), \(name)"

2 Answers

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Alia,

you only have to interpolate variables or constants inside of the string but not the string itself (in this case "Hi there, "). I also recommend writing the period inside of the greeting constant as it's not really a part of your name.

This should work:

// Enter your code below
let name = "Alia"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)."

I hope that helps! :)

Alia Khan
Alia Khan
3,733 Points
Alia Khan
Alia Khan
3,733 Points

Hi thank you I understand what your saying but its still a bit confusing hopefully will get my head around it with more practise. Thanks for your help :)