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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Collections What is a Dictionary?

javier graterol
javier graterol
6,056 Points
Posted by javier graterol
javier graterol
6,056 Points

you cannot modify a constant, and that is what they ask you to

let currencies = ["US":"Dollar","UK":"Pound","JP":"Yen"] let ukCurrency = currencies.removeValueForKey("UK")

They ask you to define a constant and in the video they use a variable. Then they tell you to modify that constant but since is a constant this can't happen.

What to do?

dictionaries.swift 
let currencies = ["US":"Dollar","UK":"Pound","JP":"Yen"]
let ukCurrency = currencies.removeValueForKey("UK")

1 Answer

Max Hirsh
Max Hirsh
16,773 Points
Max Hirsh
Max Hirsh
16,773 Points

Hey, so I checked out the challenge you're talking about and the task is "Assign the value for key 'UK' to a constant named ukCurrency." To access the value of a dictionary, there is no need to modify the dictionary in any way. You just need to type dictionary["key"]. In this example your last line of code would look like:

let ukCurrency = currencies["UK"]

Hope this helps!

javier graterol
javier graterol
6,056 Points
javier graterol
javier graterol
6,056 Points

You were right, thank you for the time. My bad