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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Posted by coder5837
coder5837
1,535 Points

could someone help me? I'm stuck

I don't understand what's wrong

Tweet.java 
public class Tweet {
  private String mText;
  public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    mText = text;
  }

   public void tweet() {
     while (mText.length < MAX_CHARS); 
   }

  public String getText() {
    return mText;
  }

}
Frederick Daso
Frederick Daso
2,105 Points
Frederick Daso
Frederick Daso
2,105 Points

What is the goal of the exercise? And I think your indentation of public void tweet() may be one space off.

3 Answers

karis hutcheson
karis hutcheson
7,036 Points 
public void tweet() {
     while (mText.length < MAX_CHARS); 
   }

To expand, you made a "while" loop but did not make a code block for the loop to execute. Write a proper while loop like this:

while ( conditionToCheck ) {
    //code to execute while condition is true
}
Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points
Kristian Terziev
Kristian Terziev
28,449 Points

Post your error next time. It is most likely located here:

   public void tweet() {
     while (mText.length < MAX_CHARS); 
   }
simon bao
simon bao
5,522 Points
simon bao
simon bao
5,522 Points 
public class Tweet {
  private String mText;
  public static final int MAX_LENGTH = 140;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    while(text.length() < MAX_LENGTH){
    mText = text;
    }
  }

  public String getText() {
    return mText;
  }

}