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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) The Model-View-Controller Pattern Adding a Custom Constructor

shmuel birnberg
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shmuel birnberg
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Posted by shmuel birnberg
shmuel birnberg
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hi i type basic contractor but it seys no

hi i do as you told basic contractor with a varible with a string inside and it says no

Spaceship.java 
public class Spaceship {
    public String mType;
  public  Data(){
  mType="SHUTTLE";
  }




    public String getType() {
      return mType;
    }

    public void setType(String type) {
      mType = type;
    }
}

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

In Java a constructor always has the same name as the class. So here the constructor should be named Spaceship(). You named your method Data() which Java interprets as a regular method.