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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Strings and Chars

Posted by Sarfaraj Alam
Sarfaraj Alam
14,074 Points

Code Challenge : Strings And Chars

public class ScrabblePlayer { private String mHand;

public ScrabblePlayer() {
    mHand = "";
}

public String getHand() {
   return mHand;
}

public void addTile(char tile) {
   mHand += tile; // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
    }
public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
  boolean hasHand;
  if(hasHand){
    return true;
  } else{
   return false;
}

}

what is wrong in this code? it says reached end of the file while parsing

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
    private String mHand;

    public ScrabblePlayer() {
        mHand = "";
    }

    public String getHand() {
       return mHand;
    }

    public void addTile(char tile) {
       mHand += tile; // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
        }
    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
      boolean hasHand;
      if(hasHand){
        return true;
      } else{
       return false;
    }
}

3 Answers

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points
Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

It's because you're missing a closing curly brace for the class.

public class ScrabblePlayer {
    private String mHand;

    public ScrabblePlayer() {
        mHand = "";
    }

    public String getHand() {
        return mHand;
    }

    public void addTile(char tile) {
        mHand += tile;
    }

    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
        boolean hasHand;

        if(hasHand) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        } //closing curly brace for the if-else statement
    } //closing curly brace for the hasTile method
} //closing curly brace for the class
Sarfaraj Alam
Sarfaraj Alam
14,074 Points
Sarfaraj Alam
Sarfaraj Alam
14,074 Points

Still This is not working

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

You're gonna have to be more specific, are you still getting the same error as before?

Sarfaraj Alam
Sarfaraj Alam
14,074 Points
Sarfaraj Alam
Sarfaraj Alam
14,074 Points

No but it says ./ScrabblePlayer.java:19: error: cannot find symbol if(hasHand){ ^ symbol: variable hasHand location: class ScrabblePlayer ./ScrabblePlayer.java:19: error: illegal start of type if(hasHand){ ^ 2 errors

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

I believe you're getting that error because in your if statement's boolean expression. Simply saying if(hasHand) is not a valid Boolean expression. Especially since hasHand isn't assigned to any value, it has just been declared. So, by saying, if(hasHand) is not testing anything.