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Java

Posted by Alex Medalla
Alex Medalla
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Adding a constant

please help me

'''class GoKart { private String color;

public GoKart(String color) { this.color = color; }

public String getColor() { return color; }

}'''

what am i supposed to do?

1 Answer

Chris Jones
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Chris Jones
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Chris Jones
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Chris Jones
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 23,933 Points

Hey Alex,

If you're just trying to add a constant, you can do this:

private final String SOME_CONSTANT = "the constant";

Here is a useful Stack Overflow question if you want some details.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12792260/how-to-declare-a-constant-in-java

Let me know if you have any more questions!