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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Constructors

Posted by Karunya Nathan
Karunya Nathan
2,412 Points

I am trying to create a constructor to change the field mColor. But I get the error that a return statement is needed

my code:
public String changeColor(String color){ mColor = color;}

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

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

1 Answer

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

A constructor should have the same name as the class

So the answer to the challenge should look like this:

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

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

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }
}