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  • Jonathan Whelchel
    Jonathan Whelchel
    2,096 Points

    var versus =

    Posted April 18, 2016 2:46am by Jonathan Whelchel
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    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
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  • Fedor Andreev
    Fedor Andreev
    11,203 Points

    Why is the computer printing the string onto the screen?

    Posted July 27, 2015 4:22pm by Fedor Andreev
    Fedor Andreev
    11,203 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Variables

    1 Answer

  • Aaron Olson
    Aaron Olson
    695 Points

    Why do some lines have no code? Is that just for readability?

    Posted June 15, 2015 1:49am by Aaron Olson
    Aaron Olson
    695 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
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  • Brad McCallum
    Brad McCallum
    628 Points

    when typing code in i.e a line would read var smr : String = "Good Bye" it does not show the value on the right

    Posted May 12, 2015 3:49am by Brad McCallum
    Brad McCallum
    628 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Variables

    2 Answers

  • Mollie Roberts
    Mollie Roberts
    515 Points

    My playground window is not showing numbers down the left hand side. How do I turn those on?

    Posted April 1, 2015 4:36am by Mollie Roberts
    Mollie Roberts
    515 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Variables

    2 Answers

  • Jose Gutierrez
    Jose Gutierrez
    170 Points

    Basic String Question

    Posted February 14, 2015 8:45pm by Jose Gutierrez
    Jose Gutierrez
    170 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
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    2 Answers

  • Colin Suzuki
    Colin Suzuki
    1,763 Points

    A comment - Amit refers to the variable as a string, but the captions say "stream", which seems incorrect.

    Posted February 14, 2015 7:32am by Colin Suzuki
    Colin Suzuki
    1,763 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
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    1 Answer

  • Aatif Marshall
    Aatif Marshall
    306 Points

    Just trying opening Xcode for debugging..

    Posted January 25, 2015 7:52pm by Aatif Marshall
    Aatif Marshall
    306 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
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    1 Answer

  • Mos Gerila
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    Mos Gerila
    Courses Plus Student 37 Points

    How to download?

    Posted January 13, 2015 8:10pm by Mos Gerila
    Mos Gerila
    Courses Plus Student 37 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Variables

    3 Answers

  • Frances Angulo
    Frances Angulo
    5,311 Points

    var str vs. str

    Posted January 1, 2015 6:59pm by Frances Angulo
    Frances Angulo
    5,311 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Variables

    3 Answers

  • Charles Harpke
    Charles Harpke
    33,986 Points

    Font size

    Posted September 28, 2014 1:14pm by Charles Harpke
    Charles Harpke
    33,986 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Basics (retired)
    • Variables and Constants
    • Variables

    3 Answers

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