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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Zhang Jing
Zhang Jing
7,138 Points
Posted by Zhang Jing
Zhang Jing
7,138 Points

what's wrong with the following coding?

let name="Hana." let greeting = "("Hi") ("there"), (name)"

Thank you!

strings.swift 
let name="Hana."
let greeting = "\("Hi") \("there"), \(name)"

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hello,

Only the string variable names need enclosing in brackets. The basic string contents don't.

Try:

let name = "Steve"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"

I hope that helps.

Steve.

Zhang Jing
Zhang Jing
7,138 Points
Zhang Jing
Zhang Jing
7,138 Points

It works! Thanks, Steve!

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

No problem! :-)