Simple Swift function return error

Question

I am converting some algorithm pseudo code to Swift and have the following function:

func max(a: [Int], b: Int) {

  var result = a[0]

  var i: Int

  for (i =          


        

Answer 1

The return type is missing in the function declaration:

func max(inout a: [Int], b: Int) -> Int {
                                 ^^^^^^

Without a return type, swift defaults to an empty tuple (), and that's what the error means: int is not convertible to an empty tuple.

Also note that your return statement is misplaced: it should go right before the last closing bracket

    }
    return result
}

and not

        return result
    }
}