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5,519 PointsCreate an NSDictionary called 'artDict', with the following key/value pairs: "Artist":"Dali", "Title":"The Ship", "Mediu
Create an NSDictionary called 'artDict', with the following key/value pairs: "Artist":"Dali", "Title":"The Ship", "Medium":"Oil Paint". Be sure to use the literal syntax.
not sure whats wrong with the syntax, but i keep getting syntax errors. i followed my notes exactly so i must have missed something..
NSDictionary *artDict = @ {
@"Artist": @ "Dali",
@"Title": @ "The Ship",
@"Medium": @ "Oil Paint",
};
3 Answers
Chris Shaw
26,676 PointsHi J V,
The compiler is picky in regard to the syntax that is required, the problem is the space between the @
symbol and the opening {
curly brace. Simply removing that space will solve the syntax error.
Happy coding!
J V
5,519 Pointsfound that out right after i posted the question of course...thanks though
any clue why this won't work when I'm asked to " Create an NSString variable called 'favoriteArtist' and assign it the value found for the key 'Artist', in the 'artDict'."
NSString *favoriteArtist; favoriteArtist = [[artDict valueForKey:@"Artist"]];
Chris Shaw
26,676 PointsYou're very close, you don't need to declare favoriteArtist
and assign it on separate lines but that's just me nitpicking . The problem is you have double square brackets, you only need to use one set when retrieving values using the valueForKey
method.
NSString *favoriteArtist = [artDict valueForKey:@"Artist"];
Happy coding!
J V
5,519 PointsThanks brother
Chris Shaw
26,676 PointsYou're welcome!