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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Strings and Chars

jinhwa yoo
jinhwa yoo
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Posted by jinhwa yoo
jinhwa yoo
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hasTile method??

"Can you also please help me write out the hasTile method? It should return true if the hand has the tile, and false if it doesn't. Thanks!"

I don't really understand what the hasTile method is supposed to achieve exactly.

Is it that only one of each letter is allowed in the hand (not the case in Scrabble though I don't think)? Is it checking the number of tiles in the hand against a maximum amount?

Having problems writing the code because I don't understand what the hasTile method is actually for :-(

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The instructions say the hasTile method should return true if the hand has the tile in it.

What we know:

  • function should be public
  • returns boolean (true/false)
  • accepts a char input

Needs

  • access hand
  • determine if tile (char) is present

The "hand" is in the String field mHand, and we learned that you can find out if a character is a member of a string using .indexOf(). If index is 0 or positive the tile (char) is present.

    // Task 2 of 2
    // Can you also please help me write out the hasTile method? It
    // should return true if the hand has the tile, and false if it
    // doesn't. Thanks!
    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
       return mHand.indexOf(tile) >= 0;
    }