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iOS Swift 2.0 Basics Swift Operators Working With Operators: Part 2

Posted by Yao Liu
Yao Liu
1,733 Points

Why does this code not work? (Swift 2.0 Working with Operators part 2 step 1

var initialScore = 8 ++initialScore let totalScore = initialScore

operators2.swift 
// Enter your code below

var initialScore = 8
++initialScore
let totalScore = initialScore

1 Answer

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points

Hey there Yao,

you almost got it right but you have to increment initialScore and assign it to the totalScore constant in one step.

Like so:

var initialScore = 8
let totalScore = ++initialScore

I hope that helps! :)