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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Collections Modifying an Array

Gopal Shah
Gopal Shah
1,783 Points
Posted by Gopal Shah
Gopal Shah
1,783 Points

Why is my code not working?

I do not know why my code is working. Please help!

arrays.swift 
var todo = ["Learn Swift", "Build App", "Deploy App"]
todo.append ["Debug App", "Fix Bugs"]

1 Answer

kjvswift93
kjvswift93
13,515 Points
kjvswift93
kjvswift93
13,515 Points

In order to append items to an array they must done individually.

var todo = ["Learn Swift", "Build App", "Deploy App"]
todo.append("Debug App")
todo.append("Fix Bugs")

You also must use parentheses instead of brackets when referencing the desired String name to be appended.