SOLVED: day 12-optional chaining test q6 - code correct on test but error on Xcode – 100 Days of Swift

SOLVED: day 12-optional chaining test q6 - code correct on test but error on Xcode

@rabinexpressoSwift

Oct '21

let shoppingList = ["eggs", "tomatoes", "grapes"]
let firstItem = shoppingList.first?.appending(" are on my shopping list") //error: Value of type 'String' has no member 'appending'

Hi, the code above is marked correct in test but does not work in XCode with error message.

//error: Value of type 'String' has no member 'appending'

I changed "appending" to "append". Still does not work.

Error: Cannot use mutating member on immutable value: 'first' is a get-only property

What changes should the code have to append the string to the array element?

@roosterboy HWS+

Oct '21

The code is correct.

Did you make sure to import Foundation at the beginning of your code? appending(_:) is a method provided by the Foundation framework. You will almost always need Foundation whenever you write Swift code.

Especially in a case like this. Swift's native String does not have a method called appending, but it is bridged with Foundation's NSString. And NSString does have an appending function: appending(_:) | Apple Developer Documentation

Without Foundation and NSString, you would need to do something like this:

let shoppingList = ["eggs", "tomatoes", "grapes"]
let firstItem = shoppingList.first! + " are on my shopping list"

But that doesn't demonstrate optioal chaining, so... ;)

@rabinexpressoSwift

Oct '21

thanks @roosterboy. now it works with import Foundation. ok noted with thanks. I will import this framework with every swift code. :D

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