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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Posted by martynasmaciulis
martynasmaciulis
7,393 Points

What is the answer?

?

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

2 Answers

roohart
roohart
5,529 Points
roohart
roohart
5,529 Points 
         let name = "Martynas"
         let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"
martynasmaciulis
martynasmaciulis
7,393 Points

Thanks, but why i don't need () for Hi there?

roohart
roohart
5,529 Points
roohart
roohart
5,529 Points

You're supposed to use string interpolation with the name only. So that the greeting consists of the actual greeting + the name of the person to be greeted. Sort of like;

Hi there + someone

Imagine you're sending an email to 50 people. Instead of writing "Hi there, Alex", "Hi there, Anna", "Hi there, Thomas"..... You could write "Hi there (name)" and with every email just specify the name of the person you're sending it to. Saving time and typing!