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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Simone Renaud
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Simone Renaud
Courses Plus Student 1,948 Points
Posted by Simone Renaud
Simone Renaud
Courses Plus Student 1,948 Points

public int getRemainingCharacterCount() { return MAX_CHAR - text.length(); } What is the syntax error here?

keep getting a syntax error for this line, what is it?

Tweet.java 
public class Tweet {
  private String text;
  public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }

  public String getText() {
    return text;
  }

  public void setText(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }
  public int getRemainingCharacterCount() {
    return MAX_CHAR - text.length();
  }

  }
Marie Franklin
Marie Franklin
13,331 Points

you are doing great!!! just using MAX_CHAR instead of MAX_CHARS

public int getRemainingCharacterCount() {
    return MAX_CHARS - text.length();
  }

2 Answers

Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points

I don't do java, but I think 

return text;
text.length();

should be

return this.return text;
this.text.length();