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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Methods and Constants

Matthew Denton
Matthew Denton
598 Points
Posted by Matthew Denton
Matthew Denton
598 Points

Add a method named charge. It should be public and return nothing. When called it should set mBarsCount to the value...

Hi Guys

I've added the Method named "charge" but i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Please advise.

Thanks in advance

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public static final int MBARS_COUNT = 8;
  private int mBarsCount;
 public void charge() {
  mBarsCount = charge;
  }
    private String mColor;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
}

1 Answer

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,532 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,532 Points

The charge method is expected to set mBarsCount to its max count, which is MBARS_COUNT:

  public void charge() {
    mBarsCount = MBARS_COUNT; 
  }

There is no local or member variable named charged defined so you can't assign it to anything.

Matthew Denton
Matthew Denton
598 Points
Matthew Denton
Matthew Denton
598 Points

Awesome, thanks for your help Dan