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iOS Swift Basics Swift Types Recap: Swift Types

Posted by Christopher-John Doyle
Christopher-John Doyle
310 Points

The example says I should make the constant output, but the console says It should be a constant named product

let firstValue = 2 let secondValue = 4

let output = "(firstValue) * (secondValue)"

what am I doing wrong

types.swift 
// Enter your code below
let firstValue = 2
let secondValue = 4

let output =  "\(firstValue) * \(secondValue)"

1 Answer

Magnus Hållberg
Magnus Hållberg
17,232 Points
Magnus Hållberg
Magnus Hållberg
17,232 Points

You should do both. The product constant is supposed to handle the calculation and the output constant handles the presentation of the values and result. 

let firstValue = 2
let secondValue = 4

let product = firstValue * secondValue

let output = "The product of \(firstValue) times \(secondValue) is \(product)"