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Seif Allah Medini
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 5,131 PointsI had a problem While declaring the variable characterName as final variable
public class PezDispenser{ final private String characterName; public void PezDispenser(String characterName){ this.characterName = characterName; } public String getCharacterName(){ return characterName; } }
console: error: cannot assign a value to this.characterName = characterName;
2 Answers
Seif Allah Medini
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 5,131 Pointsthank you, Brandon Kelly, but the problem is the void that i had add it to the constructor "public void PezDispenser(){.....}" when i removed "void" it seems to work.
Brandon Kelly
3,808 PointsGlad you got it! Just out of curiosity, did it work with final before private? I've never tried that before. I'm still learning the basics of the language and sometimes it's hard to tell what is necessary and what is just common practice.
Seif Allah Medini
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 5,131 Pointsit is the same thing whether private before final or final before private. it doesn't cause a problem
Brandon Kelly
3,808 PointsCool. Thanks! This is what makes this forum great. I tried to help and ended up learning myself. Good luck in your Java studies!
Brandon Kelly
3,808 PointsBrandon Kelly
3,808 PointsIts a bit hard to tell from the post formatted as it is, and I'm still a newb, but if your post reads the same as your code, try placing final after private. Again I'm no expert(for sure!), but it seems like public or private are always the first definitions in the line. Ex.: private final String getCharacterName; instead of final private String getCharacterName; .
Hope this helps. If somebody with more experience finds this advice to be untrue, please correct me.