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Java

Bummer, Method Signature

So at your new Java job, you've written a brand new Shopping Cart system for the website. After some developers have used the objects you created for a while, they ask you to make it easier to add things to the cart.

Check out more instructions in Example.java. Once you implement their request, check your work, and you will pass the challenge.

I have created the method which gives me the result 'Yoda PEZ dispenser' however it still shows this error " Bummer! Did you uncomment the line in Example.java? The output from System.out does not show the 1 Yoda PEZ dispenser." the number '1' is not in the coding because it wasn't given

Main class below

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ShoppingCart cart = new ShoppingCart();
    Product pez = new Product("Cherry PEZ refill (12 pieces)");
    cart.addItem(pez, 5);
    /* Since a quantity of 1 is such a common argument when adding a product to the cart,
     * your fellow developers have asked you to make the following code work, as well as keeping
     * the ability to add a product and a quantity.
     */
    Product dispenser = new Product("Yoda PEZ dispenser");
    /* Uncomment the line following this comment,
       after adding a new method using method signatures,
       to solve their request in ShoppingCart.java
    */
   // cart.addItem(dispenser);

    cart.addItem(dispenser);
  }

} 
public class ShoppingCart {

  public void addItem(Product item, int quantity) {
    System.out.printf("Adding %d of %s to the cart.%n", quantity, item.getName());
    /* Other code omitted for clarity. Please imagine
       lots and lots of code here. Don't repeat it. 
    */
  }
    public void addItem(Product item) {
    System.out.printf("%s to the cart \n", item.getName());

  }
}
public class Product {
  /* Other code omitted for clarity, but you could imagine
     it would store price, options like size and color
  */
  private String mName;

  public Product(String name) {
      mName = name;
  }

  public String getName() {
      return mName;
  }


}

1 Answer

Please post a link to challenge. It is hard to help otherwise.

When you have problems with challenge always hit 'Get Help' button. It will automatically link your question to challenge.

Also make sure you check 'Questions' tab below the video. I remember many people having the same issue.

Only one thing I can tell you right away:

You have to re-use the method addItem(Product item, int quantity) in your addItem(Product item)...

So you should NOT re-write System.out.printf("%s to the cart \n", item.getName()); but to actually call addItem(Product item, int quantity) that is already defined.

Does it make things clearer?

public class ShoppingCart {

  public void addItem(Product item, int quantity) {
    System.out.printf("Adding %d of %s to the cart.%n", quantity, item.getName());
    /* Other code omitted for clarity. Please imagine
       lots and lots of code here. Don't repeat it. 
    */
  }
    public void addItem(Product item) {
    addItem(item, 1); 

  }
}

This was the error, I had to re-use the earlier method