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lee lewis
Courses Plus Student 5,796 Pointserror message in compiler
this message:
error: '{' expected
error: reached end of file while parsing
cant understand this as my code seems fine.
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
try {
kart.drive(2);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae);
System.out.printf("you have driven to far");
}
}
2 Answers
Sonya Trachsel
13,674 PointsHi Lee, it looks like you're close - the drive method should only be called once. remove kart.drive(2) from the end of your code.
it should be:
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow"); if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) { System.out.println("The battery is empty"); }
try {
kart.drive(100);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
System.out.println("Alert");
System.out.printf("There was an error: %s\n", iae.getMessage());
}
}
}
lee lewis
Courses Plus Student 5,796 Pointsthank you sonya.. that was doing my head in for 2 days lol