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C# C# Objects Encapsulation with Properties Accessor Methods

Andras Andras
Andras Andras
7,941 Points
Posted by Andras Andras
Andras Andras
7,941 Points

Class, struct, or interface method must have a return type

Hi Sorry, I need help for the following code, I tried to put everything in but still have error message.

Frog.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Frog
    {
       private int _numFliesEaten;

       public GetNumFliesEaten()
       {
           return _numFliesEaten;
       }
       public void SetNumFliesEaten()
       {
           _numFliesEaten = value;
       }
    }
}

1 Answer

Allan Clark
Allan Clark
10,810 Points
Allan Clark
Allan Clark
10,810 Points

Just from eyeballing it, looks like your GetNumFliesEaten() method needs to specify its return type (i.e. int). Also in the SetNumFliesEaten() method, there isn't a declared variable called 'value'. You will likely want that to come in as a parameter. SetNumFliesEaten(int value)