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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Helper Methods and Conditionals

Posted by Darin Thompson
Darin Thompson
5,305 Points

creating an eatPez(); method

I am trying to create a method that "eats" a PEZ candy and then reduces the mPezCount by one and then returns a silly string about eating the candy and the current count. I get keep getting an error about not being able to convert int to string, but I don't see how that's happening or why. Any Advice?

Darin Thompson
Darin Thompson
5,305 Points

Hey guys, thanks for the responses. I figured it out. It was the fact that I had it as a String instead of an int. And I believe that I had the method doing too many things. Once I slowed down and separated things out it figured it out.

1 Answer

markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points
markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points

Hello

I suspect you are returning mPezCount by mistake

Let me explain:

if you have a method like this

public String eatPez(){ if(mPezCount > 0) { mPezCount =- 1; return mPezCount ; //this is wrong }else { return "No Pez to eat. Please add Pez"; } }

what you may be looking for is

public String eatPez(){ if(mPezCount > 0) { mPezCount =- 1; return "YUM! YUM!" }else { return "No Pez to eat. Please add Pez"; } }

Hope this helps

If this answers your question, please mark as answered.

Thanks