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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Scrabble Tiles

Posted by Florenci Viela
Florenci Viela
2,482 Points

Hello guys, I'm a bit lost on what to do here... I've tried several things, but I don't get it.

I can't figure out the second step. I've watched the video a couple of times, but still, I'm lost in this step.

Thank you in advance.

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
  // A String representing all of the tiles that this player has
  private String tiles;

  public ScrabblePlayer() {
    tiles = "";
  }

  public String getTiles() {
    return tiles;
  }

  public void addTile(char tile) {
    // TODO: Add the tile to tiles
    tiles += tile;
  }

  public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
    // TODO: Determine if user has the tile passed in
    return false;
  }

}

1 Answer

Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points
Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points

You need to check if your tiles String contains that specific tile that is passed into the method. How do you do that? you check if the index of tile is a positive or a negative number. If it is positive that means that your string contains that specific tile if is negative that means that your string does not contains it. Your code should look like this: 

public boolean hasTile(char tile){
  return tiles.indexOf(tile) != -1;
}

That expression 'tiles.indexOf(tile) != -1' check if the index of tile in your tiles string does not equals -1 if it doesn't that means that string contains that tile so will return true, otherwise will return false.