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Java Java Objects Delivering the MVP Applying a Discount Code

David Player
David Player
1,183 Points

I tried to add validation for normlizeDiscountCode method, but it kept said that it couldn't pass the test

I wasn't sure what to do about this task since I added the restriction for not allowing non-letter and any symbols.

Order.java
public class Order {
  private String itemName;
  private int priceInCents;
  private String discountCode;

  public Order(String itemName, int priceInCents) {
    this.itemName = itemName;
    this.priceInCents = priceInCents;
  }

  public void applyDiscountCode(String discountCode) {

    this.discountCode = normalizeDiscountCode(discountCode);
  }
  private String normalizeDiscountCode(String discountCode){
    this.discountCode = discountCode;    
     for (char letter: discountCode.toCharArray()){       
      if( !Character.isLetter(letter) || letter != '$'){       
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid discount code");
      }
     }
    return discountCode.toUpperCase(); 
  }
}

1 Answer

Hi David,

You're pretty much there.

First, don't set this.discountCode inside normaliseDiscountCode you're already doing that in applyDiscountCode. And you might want to try comparing the characters with && and not ||.

Give that a whirl and let me know how you get on.

Steve.

David Player
David Player
1,183 Points

It's working great. Thank you!

Cool! :+1: