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Java

I've added a new class called Blog. It is initialized with a list of blog posts. Create a method in the Blog class calle

Where is problem ?

When I "Recheck work" they say problem is with "return author";

package com.example;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Blog {
  List<BlogPost> mPosts;

  public Blog(List<BlogPost> posts) {
    mPosts = posts;
  }

  public List<BlogPost> getPosts() {
    return mPosts;
  }

  public Set<BlogPost> getAllAuthors(){
    Set<String> authors = new TreeSet();

      for (BlogPost posts:mPosts){
      authors.add(posts.getAuthor());
    }
    return author;
  }
}

9 Answers

Oh sorry, I missed the obvious.. It is not Set<BlogPost> but Set<String>.. Try this please:

  public Set<String> getAllAuthors() {
    Set<String> allAuthors = new TreeSet<String>(); 

    for (BlogPost post : mPosts) {
    allAuthors.add(post.getAuthor());
    }

    return allAuthors; 
  }
}

my fitst sentence missed a whole lot. You need to specify the return type for the Set, which is not BlogPost but String - since BlogPost is a String.

Where did you define author? Was it in one of the other files? If not, then perhaps should be

return authors;```

With the plural als you created a Set called authors (plural).

I define author here. And I tried solve this problem with couple ways. I'am really stuck here.

package com.example;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;


public class BlogPost implements Comparable<BlogPost>, Serializable {
  private String mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mBody;
  private String mCategory;
  private Date mCreationDate;

  public BlogPost(String author, String title, String body, String category, Date creationDate) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mTitle = title;
    mBody = body;
    mCategory = category;
    mCreationDate = creationDate;
  }

  public int compareTo(BlogPost other) {
    if (equals(other)) {
      return 0;
    }
    return mCreationDate.compareTo(other.mCreationDate);
  }

  public String[] getWords() {
    return mBody.split("\\s+");
  }

  public List<String> getExternalLinks() {
    List<String> links = new ArrayList<String>();
    for (String word : getWords()) {
      if (word.startsWith("http")) {
        links.add(word);
      }
    }
    return links;
  }

  public String getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }

  public String getBody() {
    return mBody;
  }

  public String getCategory() {
    return mCategory;
  }

  public Date getCreationDate() {
    return mCreationDate;
  }
}

are you sure it is not return authors?

or return mAuthors;

Its not authors, and mAuthors. example link

which challenge is it? i'll have a look

Java data structures - sets

Thanks you!

glad to help!