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Sean Lafferty
3,029 PointsDont get it, yet again. This is very difficult to grasp!
Just dont understand what it means when retrieve the values from the array
let numbers = [2,8,1,16,4,3,9]
var sum = 0
var counter = 0
// Enter your code below
while counter < numbers.count {
counter += 1
newValue = numbers.count(sum += newValue)
}
1 Answer
Jack Baer
5,049 PointsBasically, the array is the list of values inside of the square brackets []. When you declare one, each value inside (separated by commas), is given a numerical placement. The first value is at place 0, the second at place 1, and so on. You retrieve data from an array by calling the array's name, and the value's placement number. For example, if I wanted to get the value 16 from the array numbers, since it is in place 3, I would create a new variable and assign 16 to it like so:
let someArrayValue = numbers[3]
This is setting 16, the value from the array, to someArrayValue. It knows how since I put 3 in square brackets after the array name, which is the place number. If I were to change [3] to [2], then someArrayValue would be 1, as that is the value in place 2.
And also when you see the array name with .count after that, it gives the number of values inside the array. So if I had an array with 10 values in it, and used .count on the array to set a value to a variable, then I would get the number 10 assigned.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me.
Hope this helps! ~Jack