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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Posted by Carla Barrios
Carla Barrios
636 Points

I don't know what is wrong with my code?

Create a public method named getRemainingCharacterCount that returns an int representing how many characters they have left before the 140. Base your calculation on the field that stores the current text. } public int getRemainingCharacterCount(){ return MAX_CHARS - text.lenght(); }

Tweet.java 
public class Tweet {
  private String text;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }

  public String getText() {
    return text;
  }

  public void setText(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }
  public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;
}
public int getRemainingCharacterCount(){
  return MAX_CHARS - text.lenght();
}
 }

3 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

You misspelled length

return MAX_CHARS - text.lenght();

should be

return MAX_CHARS - text.length();
Carla Barrios
Carla Barrios
636 Points
Carla Barrios
Carla Barrios
636 Points

I fixed that but I got it wrong again. It shows me this text "Bummer: There is a compiler error. Please click on preview to view your syntax errors!"

./Tweet.java:17: error: class, interface, or enum expected public int getRemainingCharacterCount(){ ^ ./Tweet.java:19: error: class, interface, or enum expected } ^ Note: JavaTester.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details. 2 errors

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

You also have an extra bracket that should be removed

 public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;
} // <----remove this bracket
public int getRemainingCharacterCount(){
  return MAX_CHARS - text.length();
}
 }