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iOS Enumerations and Optionals in Swift Introduction to Enumerations Enums and Objects

Chad Kusuno
Chad Kusuno
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Posted by Chad Kusuno
Chad Kusuno
6,789 Points

switch direction { case Direction.left: Point(x: -1, y: 0) I'm stuck on this exercise. Having trouble with +1

switch direction { case Direction.left: Point(x: -1, y: 0) case Direction.right: Point(x: 1, y: 0) case Direction.up: Point(x: 0, y: 1) case Direction.down: Point(x: 0, y: -1) }

I'm stuck. Having trouble visualizing the command to make the Point class move in. above is what I have but I know it's not right

test.swift 
class Point {
    var x: Int
    var y: Int

    init(x: Int, y: Int) {
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
    }
}

enum Direction {
    case left
    case right
    case up
    case down
}

class Robot {
    var location: Point

    init() {
        self.location = Point(x: 0, y: 0)
    }

    func move(_ direction: Direction) {
        // Enter your code below
      switch direction {
      case Direction.left: Point(x: -1, y: 0) 
      case Direction.right: Point(x: 1, y: 0)
      case Direction.up: Point(x: 0, y: 1)
      case Direction.down: Point(x: 0, y: -1)
      }
    }
}

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

Some hints:

  • Instead of setting a coordinate to 1 or -1 you will want to move relative to the current location by adding or subtracting 1
  • The current location of the robot is stored in variable location
  • Since location is a Point you can access the x and y coordinates as location.x and location.y
Chad Kusuno
Chad Kusuno
6,789 Points
Chad Kusuno
Chad Kusuno
6,789 Points

Kris, thank you for the help. I finally got it. The hints were perfect. You rock.