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iOS Object-Oriented Swift 2.0 Classes Instances of Classes

Kawal Oberoi
Kawal Oberoi
6,429 Points
Posted by Kawal Oberoi
Kawal Oberoi
6,429 Points

Where did I got wrong. OMG!! ; - ;

Please help! ; - ;

classes.swift 
// Enter your code below

class Shape(){
var numberOfSides: Int
init(numberOfSides: Int){
self.numberOfSides = numberOfSides
}
}

let someShape = Shape()
sugabelly
sugabelly
2,524 Points

I'm having the same problem. What's wrong with my code?

class Shape { 

    var numberofSides: Int 

 init() {
    self.numberOfSides = numberOfSides 
          } 
                 } 

let someShape = Shape()
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,018 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,018 Points

sugabelly, you've got a capitalization error on the numberOfSides property. Tiny typos can cause cause big headaches! :confounded:

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,018 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,018 Points

Hi Kawal,

Two small issues with your code:

  1. When declaring a class, you don't need opening and closing parentheses. This isn't a function, and we're not creating a class instance.
  2. When you do create an instance of Shape, you have to use the initializer you just created, which takes one argument - an integer for the number of sides.

I think you can take it from here!

Cheers :beers:

-Greg

Kawal Oberoi
Kawal Oberoi
6,429 Points
Kawal Oberoi
Kawal Oberoi
6,429 Points

Fixed! Yay!

But Seriously man, Object Oriented Programming is pretty confusing. Especially when we are declaring so many values etc. There should be some analogy to make it easier.

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,018 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,018 Points

It's hard to wrap your head around, for sure! You'll get it though. Keep working on it!