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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types String Manipulation

Jericoe States
Jericoe States
3,262 Points
Posted by Jericoe States
Jericoe States
3,262 Points

let name = "Jericoe" let greeting = "Hi there," let interpolatedName = "\(greeting) \(name)" // will not correct

//This is the the code I've put together. On Xcode, my code works. On Treehouse the code is wrong, in addition it won't preview or help me figure it out.

it show an "output.html" which is blank.

let name = "Jericoe" let greeting = "Hi there," let interpolatedName = "(greeting) (name)

strings.swift 
let name = "Jericoe"
let greeting = "Hi there,"
let interpolatedGreeting = "\(greeting) \(name)"
Jericoe States
Jericoe States
3,262 Points
Jericoe States
Jericoe States
3,262 Points

I feel stupid...

thanks a lot man! appreciate it

2 Answers

Allen Soberano
Allen Soberano
13,634 Points

You are very close and have the right idea. Sometimes I have to reread the instructions to make sure I'm doing EXACTLY what they want me to do.

Directions and (Your code): In this task we're going to declare two strings. (Your code has 3 declared strings)

First, declare a constant named name and assign to it a String containing your name. (Correct)

Second, declare a constant named greeting. (Correct)

Set the value of greeting to an interpolated string that combines "Hi there, " with the string stored in the name constant. (Your code only has "Hi there,")

I'm trying to point you in the right direction without giving the actual code. I believe it helps us think it out better. Too many people just give us the code in our answers and that really doesn't help us figure it out so we remember it.

Hint: There should only be 2 constants, the second constant should be your interpolated string.

let me know if that helps.

Jericoe States
Jericoe States
3,262 Points
Jericoe States
Jericoe States
3,262 Points

it does! I thought It needed more lines... I thought to create interpolated code, I had to use interpolated as a heading for example.

interpolatedGreeting - where interpolated is more so a way to insert code -> "Hi there, (Jericoe)".

Thank you. Jay.

Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points
Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points

This is all the the code is asking

let name: String = "Jeff"
let greeting = "Hi there, \(name)"