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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Handling Exceptions

Nitin Raj Kalakuntla
Nitin Raj Kalakuntla
1,349 Points

Can anyone help me with this error in the "Exceptions" code challenge?

I am printing out the error message from the exception being thrown using the getMessage(), but the code still complaints. I really don't know where I am doing wrong.

Example.java
class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
    if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
      System.out.println("The battery is empty");
    }
    try{
      kart.drive(42);
    }
    catch(IllegalArgumentException e){
      System.out.println("Error message: "+ e.getMessage());
    }
  }


}
GoKart.java
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private int barCount;
  private String color;
  private int lapsDriven;

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

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }

  public void drive() {
    drive(1);
  }

  public void drive(int laps) {
    if (laps > barCount) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough charge");
    }
    lapsDriven += laps;
    barCount -= laps;
  }

}

2 Answers

Melodie 1
Melodie 1
3,931 Points

Delete the "Error message : " part and try again

Nitin Raj Kalakuntla
Nitin Raj Kalakuntla
1,349 Points

That didn't work too. It still complaints- "Make sure you print out the error message to the console using the exception's getMessage method."

Nitin Raj Kalakuntla
Nitin Raj Kalakuntla
1,349 Points

Figured it out, by just using System.out.printf("Error is %s", e.getMessage()); kind of weird. I did try this before, but it didn't work then, it's working now, strange but true.