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iOS Generics in Swift Generic Functions, Parameters and Constraints Generic Functions

Posted by Tywan Claxton
Tywan Claxton
8,397 Points

Creating a generic function, code challenge IOS

I need a little assistance with the body of this method. I have tried declaring item and numberoftimes as variables inside the function, setting the result to equal a constant call duplicate and returning duplicate but this did not work

generics.swift 
func duplicate<T>(_  item: T , _ numberOfTimes: Int) -> [T] {


}

1 Answer

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

To complete the challenge your code should match the below:

  1. You are creating a new array to hold the new output
  2. You are writing a for loop to handle this operation
  3. You are retiring the new array
func duplicate<T>(item:T, numberOfTimes:Int) -> Array<T> {
    var newArray: [T] = []
    for _ in 0..<numberOfTimes {
        newArray.append(item)
    }
    return newArray
}