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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Constructors

Posted by Lalit Taparia
Lalit Taparia
667 Points

How to return value from constructor so that return type mismatch error won't come.

How to return value from constructor so that return type mismatch error won't come. I am returning string and which is not type of my class.

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor = "red";

  public GoKart passColor(String color){
    mColor=color;
    return mColor;
   }
  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }
}

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

Constructors can't have return types and they also must have the same name as the class. So change your code to:

public GoKart(String color) {
  mColor = color;
}