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Samuel Zink
5,498 PointsGoKart barCount
Hi, I'm confused I have rewatched the video multiple times but still have trouble grasping the concepts a solution with an explanation on why is greatly appreciated.
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String color;
private int barCount;
}
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
private barCount() {}
}
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there, Samuel Zink! It looks like you were initially off to a good start, but then a stray closing curly brace got in the way }. Your class is being closed prematurely. I think in your effort to figure out the issue you then made a private method named barCount() which isn't what they're looking for on the first step.
You have:
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String color;
private int barCount;
} // Woops! Your class ends here
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
private barCount() {}
}
But you needed:
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String color;
private int barCount;
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
}
Note that I removed the runaway closing curly brace and the bottom private barcount() {}. Then it passes the first step of the challenge.
Hope this helps!
