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8,753 PointsValue does not get assigned
Hi,
I'm trying to assign the string "Daniel Craig" to the leadActor value. It's like I can assign it inside the function, but then I try to print the constant and it's not propagating outside the function.
What should I do ?
let movieDictionary = [
"Spectre": [
"cast": [
"Daniel Craig",
"Christoph Waltz",
"LÊa Seydoux",
"Ralph Fiennes",
"Monica Bellucci",
"Naomie Harris"
]
]
]
var leadActor: String = ""
if let movieTitle = movieDictionary["Spectre"], let casting = movieTitle["cast"] {
var leadActor: String = casting[0]
}
2 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! You're really close here, but you're redefining the leadActor variable. It was declared outside the if let
statement but inside the code block there, you're defining it again, which means it will be local to that statement.
This is what you're looking for:
//if these assignments were successful set the leadActor variable to this
leadActor = casting[0]
Hope this helps!
Maxence Roy
8,753 PointsThanks :)