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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Posted by Abdurahman Osman
Abdurahman Osman
5,927 Points

I have no idea how to fix this

it keeps giving me error on the return public int getRemainingCharacterCount(){ return MAX_CHARS - text.length(); } }

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 class MaxChars {
    public static final int  MAX_CHARS = 140;
  }
  public int getRemainingCharacterCount() {
   return MAX_CHARS - text.length();
  }
}

1 Answer

Tornike Shelia
Tornike Shelia
2,781 Points
Tornike Shelia
Tornike Shelia
2,781 Points

You don't have to create the inner class MaxChars , and also as I found out from google, You can't define constant fields in inner class :

8.1.2 Inner Classes and Enclosing Instances

An inner class is a nested class that is not explicitly or implicitly declared static. Inner classes may not declare static initializers (§8.7) or member interfaces. Inner classes may not declare static members, unless they are compile-time constant fields (§15.28).

So to solve the problem , just delete the MaxChars class and just add : 

public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140 ;

below the class Tweet and it should work :)