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Jason Zheng
7,943 PointsWhy can't my code work?
struct Person {
let firstName: String
let lastName: String
func getFullName() -> (String) {
let fullName = firstName + " " + lastName
return fullName
}
}
let aPerson = Person(firstName: "Jason", lastName: "Zheng")
let fullName = aPerson.getFullName()
Paul Brazell
14,371 PointsChris, that would be the case if you were doing external parameters. Since the function is defined inside the body of the struct, it has access to all of its properties.
2 Answers
Paul Brazell
14,371 PointsTake away the parenthesis in the return type of the getFullName method. This worked for me.
struct Person {
let firstName: String
let lastName: String
func getFullName() -> String {
let fullName = firstName + " " + lastName
return fullName
}
}
let aPerson = Person(firstName: "Jason", lastName: "Zheng")
let fullName = aPerson.getFullName()
Jason Zheng
7,943 PointsThanks, Paul!
chrisverra
3,760 PointsAh I see Paul, my mistake. Good oppertunity to learn for me as well :)
chrisverra
3,760 Pointschrisverra
3,760 PointsI think because your function does not know about let firstName and let lastName you should hand them as parameters
func getFullName(String: firstName, String: lastName)
something like that