SOLVED: problem shuffling array

@rmann0581

Jul '20

Hello. I am creating a multiple choice quiz. I have an array of questions that are loaded from a .json file. When I try to shuffle the array, Xcode 11 gives me the following error: Cannot use instance member 'questions' within property initializer; property initializers run before 'self' is available, ContentView.swift, Below is a few lines of code:


import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    let questions: [question] = Bundle.main.decode("questions.json")
    let randomQuestions=questions.shuffled()

What am I doing wrong?```

@roosterboy HWS+

Jul '20

You are trying to use a property of the struct before the struct is completely initialized. You can do this instead:

struct ContentView: View {
    let questions: [question] = Bundle.main.decode("questions.json")
    let randomQuestions: [question]

    init() {
        randomQuestions = questions.shuffled()
    }

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