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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Complex Data Structures Adding Instance Methods

Christen DeGennaro
Christen DeGennaro
2,796 Points
Posted by Christen DeGennaro
Christen DeGennaro
2,796 Points

why won't this pass the challenge

I think I have the right answer to this question, but it won't pass.

structs.swift 
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String
}
func fullName() -> String {
    return firstName + " " + lastName
}

3 Answers

Kyle Melton
Kyle Melton
6,664 Points
Kyle Melton
Kyle Melton
6,664 Points

The function should be a function of the struct. Also the challenge might want you to use string interpolation not concatenation. eg.

let var = "\(string1) \(string2)"
Christen DeGennaro
Christen DeGennaro
2,796 Points
Christen DeGennaro
Christen DeGennaro
2,796 Points

i tried that as well. but it still wont pass. keeps saying " Bummer! Make sure your function does not take any parameters and returns a String"

Kyle Melton
Kyle Melton
6,664 Points
Kyle Melton
Kyle Melton
6,664 Points

Is the function inside the struct?

struct Person {
  var foo: foo
  var bar: bar

  func someFunc() -> Bar {
    return "stuff"
  }
}

or is it outside the struct?

struct Person {
  var foo: foo
  var bar: bar
}

func someFunc() -> Bar {
  return "stuff"
}

[Edit, added code declaration]

Christen DeGennaro
Christen DeGennaro
2,796 Points
Christen DeGennaro
Christen DeGennaro
2,796 Points

holy moly. that was it. i am such a noob. thanks so much for the help. now i can continue at last.