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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Add a Getter

Michel Bourgeois
Michel Bourgeois
731 Points
Posted by Michel Bourgeois
Michel Bourgeois
731 Points

Add a getter method that exposes the color field.

I have been trying to add a simple getter method and return a color but does not work????? any ideas???? i m almost sure that the code is good but ????

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  private String color = "red";

  public String getColor();
  {
    return  color;
  }
}
Nimish Chandola
Nimish Chandola
4,334 Points
Nimish Chandola
Nimish Chandola
4,334 Points

i am having a problem in this code. There is error Did you forget to return color?

5 Answers

Michel Bourgeois
Michel Bourgeois
731 Points
Michel Bourgeois
Michel Bourgeois
731 Points

Got it!!!!!! it was my semi colon that i erase and now it is working

Eugene Cidro
Eugene Cidro
1,546 Points
Eugene Cidro
Eugene Cidro
1,546 Points

Thanks.. i figured it out too... semi colon after the open and close parenthesis..

Jamal Shiekh
Jamal Shiekh
6,440 Points
Jamal Shiekh
Jamal Shiekh
6,440 Points

The Answer is:

class GoKart { private String color = "red";

public String getColor() { return color; } }

Muhammad Asif
PLUS
Muhammad Asif
Courses Plus Student 557 Points
Muhammad Asif
Muhammad Asif
Courses Plus Student 557 Points

class GoKart { private String color = "red";

public String getColor() { return color; } }

Moinuddin khan Mohammad
PLUS
Moinuddin khan Mohammad
Courses Plus Student 1,863 Points
Moinuddin khan Mohammad
Moinuddin khan Mohammad
Courses Plus Student 1,863 Points

I am still having trouble executing the code my code is as follows, can anyone please help me out here.

class GoKart{ private String color ="red"; public String getcolor() { return color; } }

Karly Lamm
Karly Lamm
7,865 Points
Karly Lamm
Karly Lamm
7,865 Points

This code works besides the ; used after getColor()