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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Complex Data Structures Adding Instance Methods

Posted by Debasish Jena
Debasish Jena
2,455 Points

I don't understand how can i create a method fullname() which returns a string of struct type.

In the last video you have made a method which returns an array of string which are Point types. But i don't understand how i can return a string that is Person type. Please explain ... I am stuck in here since last 2 days.

Qiestion: Given the struct below in the editor, we want to add a method that returns the person’s full name. Declare a method named fullName() that returns a string containing the person’s full name. Note: Make sure to allow for a space between the first and last name

structs.swift 
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String
}

2 Answers

Shade Wilson
Shade Wilson
9,002 Points
Shade Wilson
Shade Wilson
9,002 Points

String and Person are both types. In Swift, objects can only have one type, so you can't return something that's both a Person and a String. In this challenge, they're just asking you to return a String.

I'll help you get started:

struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    func fullName() -> String {
      [insert your code here]
  }
}

`

Jose Esplana
Jose Esplana
12,503 Points
Jose Esplana
Jose Esplana
12,503 Points 
struct Person {
    let firstName: String
    let lastName: String

    func fullName() -> String {
        let myFullName = "\(firstName) \(lastName)"
        return myFullName
    }
}

let aPerson = Person(firstName: "Jose", lastName: "Esplana")
let myFullName =  aPerson.fullName()