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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Defaulting Parameters

I am having trouble combining two method signature lines that take different inputs

So far I have a "bad" solution to the code challenge.

public class ShoppingCart {

public void addItem(Product item, int quantity) { System.out.printf("Adding %d of %s to the cart.%n", quantity, item.getName()); } public void addItem(Product item) { System.out.printf("Adding 1 of %s to the cart.%n", item.getName()); } }

But now I am trying to combine the two method signature lines and I am struggling to understand how it is possible to have a signature line that can take a different amount of inputs.

Example.java
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ShoppingCart cart = new ShoppingCart();
    Product pez = new Product("Cherry PEZ refill (12 pieces)");
    cart.addItem(pez, 5);
    /* Since a quantity of 1 is such a common argument when adding a product to the cart,
     * your fellow developers have asked you to make the following code work, as well as keeping
     * the ability to add a product and a quantity.
     */
    Product dispenser = new Product("Yoda PEZ dispenser");
    /* Uncomment the line following this comment,
       after adding a new method using method signatures,
       to solve their request in ShoppingCart.java
    */
 cart.addItem(dispenser);
  }

}
ShoppingCart.java
public class ShoppingCart {

  public void addItem(Product item) {
  addItem(item, 1);
  }
    additem(){

    System.out.printf("Adding %d of %s to the cart.%n", quantity, item.getName());
    }
}
Product.java
public class Product {
  /* Other code omitted for clarity, but you could imagine
     it would store price, options like size and color
  */
  private String mName;

  public Product(String name) {
      mName = name;
  }

  public String getName() {
      return mName;
  }
}

3 Answers

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

Hi David - You need two completely separate method definitions. The methods will have the same name but the signatures will be different. One method accepting a Product and a quantity and the other just a Product. So keep the one that's already there with two arguments and create the other one.

For your second method signature just add these lines:

 public void addItem(Product item){
   addItem(item, 1); 
  }

In a way you are using the DRY method by using the existing method within your other method signature.