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Damon Tunstall
2,327 PointsHelp with constructors Java. I'm really struggling with this code challenge.
I cannot do this coding challenge at all. I think I have a complete misunderstanding. Can anyone tell me what the answer is and WHY that is the answer?
The question is: Now in the body of your constructor, set the private field color to the value of the color argument passed into the constructor. (Make sure you are setting the right color*)
class GoKart { private String color = "red";
public GoKart(String color){ private this.color = color; }
public String getColor() { return color; }
}
2 Answers
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,075 PointsYou don't have to add the private identifier to the this.color. You only add the identifier when creating the variable itself not when calling the variable.
So your code should end up looking like this:
class GoKart {
private String color = "red";
public GoKart(String color){ this.color = color; }
public String getColor() { return color; }
}
Damon Tunstall
2,327 PointsThanks so much. Your answer forced me to re-read the question and I now understand how I was doing it wrong. I appreciate you taking the time to answer :-)