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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Prompting for Guesses

Posted by Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points

ApplyGuess()?

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/java-objects/creating-the-mvp/prompting-for-guesses

I understand everything except for the applyGuess() method, where did it come from I dont see applyGuess anywhere else in the code

3 Answers

Uriah Nevins
Uriah Nevins
1,121 Points
Uriah Nevins
Uriah Nevins
1,121 Points

So the applyGuess method is actually in the game.java file, which he does not open in that video. but I happen to have it in my workspace from that course.

  public boolean applyGuess(char letter){
    letter = validateGuess(letter);
    boolean isHit = mAnswer.indexOf(letter) >= 0;
    if(isHit){
      mHits += letter;      
    }else{
      mMisses += letter;
    }
    return isHit;
  }

so what that is doing is it's checking two things : whether it is a valid guess, and whether it is a hit or miss. You might not remember why you made that method, but that is why. So to sum it up, your appyGuess(); method is checking whether it is a valid guess, then applying it to either the hits or the misses. Hope that helps :)

-Your fellow beginner, Uriah Nevins

Uriah Nevins
Uriah Nevins
1,121 Points

Jcorum, you beat me to it while I was typing. :-)

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

It's in the Game.java file in the workspace:

  public boolean applyGuess(char letter) {
    boolean isHit = mAnswer.indexOf(letter) >= 0;
    if (isHit) {
      mHits += letter;
    } else {
      mMisses += letter;
    }
    return isHit;


  }
Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points
Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points

ah i see it now..woopsii