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Mathieu Payment
1,404 PointsI did write the command exactly like in the video... why is this not working?
the error in preview point the the c in the word catch...
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
kart.drive(2);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException noBattery){
System.out.print(noBattery);
}
}
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsException handling is done by wrapping code in what is called a Try/Catch block, your catch block looks pretty decent but you seems to have forgotten about the Try part of the Try/Catch mechanism.
You need to add a Try block that wraps the code you are expecting to throw an exception, and then attach the catch block to that try block like this:
Try { // Add a Try block that wraps the exception throwing code
kart.drive(2);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException noBattery) { // Attach the Catch block to the end of the Try block.
// You also need to call the getMessage method on the error object in order to get the error message.
System.out.print(noBattery.getMessage());
}
Mathieu Payment
1,404 Pointsthanks for both reply. I did indeed skip this step.
Jonathan Mitten
Courses Plus Student 11,197 PointsJonathan Mitten
Courses Plus Student 11,197 PointsYou do not have a try block. I would recommend you review the try / catch logic in the Handling Exceptions video.