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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Wrapping up

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Help! (Java)

Question: Finally, uncomment the addPost method in Forum.java. Then for the last task, uncomment the main method in Example.java fixing the bugs as you go to use the new working code. For the forum post title and description, use that to shout out about how it feels to complete this challenge.

PS. You're amazing.

Code:

ForumPost.java
public class ForumPost {
  private User mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mDescription;

  public User getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public ForumPost(User author, String title, String description) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mTitle = title;
    mDescription = description;
  }

  public String getDescription() {
    return mDescription;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }

  // TODO: We need to expose the description
}
User.java
public class User {
  private String mFirstName;
  private String mLastName;

  public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
    // TODO:  Set the private fields here
    mFirstName = firstName;
    mLastName = lastName;
  }

  public String getFirstName(){
    return mFirstName;
  }

  public String getLastName(){
    return mLastName;
  }

}
Forum.java
public class Forum {
  private String mTopic;

  public String getTopic() {
      return mTopic;
  }

  public Forum(String topic) {
   mTopic = topic;
  }

  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {

      System.out.printf("New post from %s %s about %s.\n",
                         post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
                         post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
                         post.getTitle());

  }
}
Example.java
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Starting forum example...");
    if (args.length < 2) {
       System.out.println("first and last name are required. eg:  java Example Craig Dennis");
    }
    // Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    // Take the first two elements passed args
    // User author = new User();
    // Add the author, title and description
    // ForumPost post = new ForumPost();
    // forum.addPost(post);
  }
}

4 Answers

Hey Devin! Looks like you did everything up to the point where you have to uncomment part of the main method in Example.java.

What you need to do is uncomment the lines that contain code, and make sure that the code is correct. This part of the challenge is basically making sure you know how to use constructors.

The first one, for example

Forum forum = new Forum("Java");

is correct, because if you take a look at Forum.java, you can see that the Forum constructor only takes one parameter, a string, and that is exactly what was passed in.

The User and ForumPost constructor calls in the next few lines will require some modifications. Take a look at the User.java and ForumPost.java files to see what you need to pass into their constructors to make it work.

Hope that clears it up! Feel free to ask if you need further clarification.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Im still not getting it.

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Starting forum example...");
    if (args.length < 2) {
       System.out.println("first and last name are required. eg:  java Example Craig Dennis");
    }

    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    User author = new User("devin", "scheu");
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost(Devin, "Bomb", "boom!");
    forum.addPost(post);
  }
}

You're close! For the User, it wants you to pass in the first two elements in String[] args. These elements can be accessed with args[0] and args[1].

For the ForumPost, the first parameter that you need to pass in should be a User. You defined a User in the line right above, so you can just pass in that variable.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

So how would the args be properly passed in, because my current code now is:

    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    User author = new User(args[0], args[1]);
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "Finished" "Awesome!");
    forum.addPost(post);

Looks good! I believe you forgot a comma between "Finished" and "Awesome!".

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Thanks for the help Kristen! Much thanks!

Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points

Hey Devin Scheu .I am stuck same to you please tell me how you pass the challenge

Thx, helped alot.