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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Validation

Nick Vitsinsky
Nick Vitsinsky
7,246 Points
Posted by Nick Vitsinsky
Nick Vitsinsky
7,246 Points

I'm lost with Character.isLeter(letter); letter = validateLetter(letter);

Hey, I'm lost with Character.isLeter(letter); letter = validateLetter(letter); From where did we take Character to apply isLetter to it? We never declare Character before. The same is to validateLetter. Are Character and validate something that exist in java on their own and we don't need to declare them? and if yes, in validateLetter - did we declare Letter anywhere before, or Letter is also exist in java without declaring it. Or maybe it is taken from private char validateGuess(char letter) and simply written in camelCase? Totally confused right now.

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jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Q: "Are Character and validate something that exist in java on their own and we don't need to declare them?"

Character is a class in java.lang. One of its methods is isLetter().
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/

validateLetter() was a mistake. The private method he wrote was validateGuess(). He admits the mistake around 10:44