Hey fellow HWSters, Here is my completed code for Checkpoint 9. I did it in a fairly simple way, so if you have any sugestions on how to improve it please let me know.

let arrayOfIntegers: [Int]? = nil

let randomInteger = arrayOfIntegers?.randomElement() ?? .random(in: 1...100)
print(randomInteger)

Matthew is looking for feedback on Challenge 9.

I did it in a fairly simple way, so if you have any sugestions on how to improve it please let me know.

// You're setting a constant. This will never hold anything but nil.
let arrayOfIntegers: [Int]? = nil  

// This line of code will never execute the first part of the clause.
// This is because arrayOfIntegers will always be nil.
let randomInteger = arrayOfIntegers?.randomElement() ?? .random(in: 1...100)

The challenge was to write a function. I am not sure you met the requirements of this challenge. You didn't write a function, and your arrayOfIntegers is a constant that won't be anything but nil.

Try again?

Hey @Obelix, Thank you for the feedback and here is my updated Checkpoint 9. Cheers :)

var arrayOfIntegers: [Int]? = nil

func randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: [Int]?) -> Int {
    return arrayOfIntegers?.randomElement() ?? .random(in: 1...100)
}

print(randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: [1, 2, 7, 9]))

On his second try Matthew codes:

// var arrayOfIntegers: [Int]? = nil  // Good use case! But you never test this.
// rename to:
var nilArrayOfIntegers: [Int]? = nil // Pass this to your function as a test case!

func randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: [Int]?) -> Int {
    return arrayOfIntegers?.randomElement() ?? .random(in: 1...100)
}

print(randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: [1, 2, 7, 9]))

// Add this test case to get full points!
print(randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: nilArrayOfIntegers) // Pass in the nil array from above.

Nicely done!

Keep coding!

Thanks, @Obelix for the suggestions! Here is my updated code.

var nilArrayOfIntegers: [Int]? = nil

func randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: [Int]?) -> Int {
    return arrayOfIntegers?.randomElement() ?? .random(in: 1...100)
}

print(randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: [1, 2, 7, 9]))
print(randomInteger(arrayOfIntegers: nilArrayOfIntegers))