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

Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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Posted by Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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Why should I use the "NOT operator" (`!`) here?

I'm not quite sure why I'd use the "NOT operator" in this challenge. The way I've solved it seems to produce correct results, but the automated grader complains, "Bummer! Make sure you increment the value of initialScore just once" and the hint says "Use the NOT operator" so thought I'd post here to see what's up.

4 Answers

Helgi Helgason
Helgi Helgason
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Helgi Helgason
Helgi Helgason
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the totalScore is 9 not 10 so the player is not a winner! In the game if you have anything other than 10 you lose so you need to check if totalScore is anything other than 10 using != meaning isWinner is false.

Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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I selected the option to attach my solution to this post, but I don't see it here so I've included it below.

var initialScore = 8
let totalScore = ++initialScore
let isWinner = totalScore == 10
Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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the totalScore is 9 not 10 so the player is not a winner! In the game if you have anything other than 10 you lose so you need to check if totalScore is anything other than 10 using != meaning isWinner is false.

let isWinner = totalScore == 10

Hm, why would I use != for this? In the example code I've included above, isWinner will be false because totalScore == 10 evaluates to false. I would use != if the condition was notWinner. If you really want to use !=, you can do

let isWinner = !(totalScore != 10)

or

use an if (totalScore != 10)/else block

... but that just seems overly complex compared to what I have above :P - Am I misreading the question, or is the solution I've provided not logically correct? It provides the correct result so not really sure what I'm missing. I suspect this is an issue with the challenge's grader.

cameron swenson
cameron swenson
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cameron swenson
cameron swenson
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The code challenge states: "At the end of the round, if your score is 10, you lose! If it's anything but 10, you win."

isWinner = totalScore == 10

result would be false because 9 does not equal 10, but the player should be a winner.

isWinner = totalScore != 10

result would be true because 9 does equal "not 10", so they are a winner, which is the result we are expecting.

Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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Tejas Manohar
Tejas Manohar
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Ah misread too many times-- my bad. Thought it was if it's 10, you win :P