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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Overload Methods

Zachary Martin
Zachary Martin
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Posted by Zachary Martin
Zachary Martin
3,545 Points

Create a new method named drive that accepts no arguments. It should call the newer drive method passing in a 1 for the

Before Making this post I did check to help myself before asking, However everyime I get to task 2 and make the default drive method it says task 1 is no longer passing and I can't figure out what im doing differently thean everyone else

public void drive() { drive(1) } is not workng for me

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;
  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(int lapsToGo) {
    lapsDriven+= lapsToGo;
    barCount-= lapsToGo;
  }

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

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