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

Posted by Christian Pimentel
Christian Pimentel
Courses Plus Student 407 Points

Can anyone explain to me why is this code incorrect? It says I have two errors and it is pointing at the mBarsCount = 0;

It says I have two errors and it is pointing at the mBarsCount = 0;

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor;

  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private int mBarsCount;
  mBarsCount = 0;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
}

1 Answer

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

Christian, you were supposed to initialize the mBarsCount variable only inside the constructor. You do it in two places. Here's the corrected code:

public class GoKart {
  private String mColor;
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private int mBarsCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
}