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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Classes in Swift Instances of Classes

Jonathan Teague
Jonathan Teague
1,949 Points
Posted by Jonathan Teague
Jonathan Teague
1,949 Points

Why am I getting a compile error?

I am getting the message "Bummer! Your code could not be compiled. Please click on "Preview" to view the compiler errors." But whenever I check preview, it doesn't show anything. Also, whenever I copy and paste into Xcode, there are no errors showing up. I'm very lost as to where the error is coming from. Any help is appreciative.

objects.swift 
// Enter your code below
class Shape
{
  var numberOfSides: Int
  init(numberOfSides: Int)
  {
    self.numberOfSides = numberOfSides
  }
}

let someShape: Shape

1 Answer

Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points
Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points

The problem is when you are creating an instance, it must include numberOfSides

class Shape {

var numberOfSides: Int

init(numberOfSides: Int) {
self.numberOfSides = numberOfSides

}


}

let someShape = Shape(numberOfSides: 4)