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iOS Build a Playlist Browser with Swift Building the Music Library and Playlist Models Struct Initialization

Ian Donovan
Ian Donovan
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Posted by Ian Donovan
Ian Donovan
3,166 Points

Xcode 6.4, as! v. as?, String! v. String!

I'm having a bit of trouble following the end of this video with the newest version of Xcode.

Specifically, I'm getting an error on the last line, artists += playlistDictionary["artists"] as! [String]

That's what I've got, at least, anyway, after fussing with all the combinations of !, ?, etc. Can someone tell me what this line is supposed to be? The error I'm getting is "Binary operator '+=' cannot be applied to two [String] operands." I'm a rubyist, and += works on arrays just fine there, so I'm at a bit of a loss.

EDIT: Changing artists from a constant to a variable in the struct declaration . . . fixed it. Oooookay.

Karl Metum
Karl Metum
3,447 Points
Karl Metum
Karl Metum
3,447 Points

+1 for being a rubyist ;)