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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Throwing Exceptions

Vinayak Gadag
Vinayak Gadag
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Posted by Vinayak Gadag
Vinayak Gadag
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Couldn't able to do this task

I'm not able to complete this task

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

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

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }

  public void drive() {
    drive(8);
  }

  public void drive(int laps) {
    // Other driving code omitted for clarity purposes
    mBarsCount -= laps;
    if(MAX_BARS < 0){
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough battery remains");
    }
  }

  public void charge() {
    while (!isFullyCharged()) {
      mBarsCount++;
    }
  }

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

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

}

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! There are a number of issues so we'll tackle them one at a time and see if you can get it solved with some hints.

  • MAX_BARS is a constant. Its value will never be anything but what we set it to when we declare it. In this case, 8.
  • The first drive method should remain unchanged. You've changed the 1 to 8
  • In the second drive method we should check if the number of laps ( laps ) they request is greater than our current number of energy bars (not our MAX_BARS)
  • If laps is greater than our current energy bars ( mBarsCount ) then throw a new exception with a message
  • Otherwise deduct the number of laps from our current energy bars

Here's some pseudo code that might help: 

if laps is greater than current bars
     throw new exception with message
end if
current bars is now equal to current bars minus laps requested

Hope this helps! :sparkles: