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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP For Each Loop

Raiyan Rahman
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Raiyan Rahman
Courses Plus Student 8,091 Points
Posted by Raiyan Rahman
Raiyan Rahman
Courses Plus Student 8,091 Points

Java Objects: Answer is not being accepted for Scrabble tile count code challenge.

Hello everyone, I've been trying to create a method that will give me a count of the number of times a tile appears in a given hand.

I believe the code if I've written is the correct answer to the question. However, the compiler is not accepting my answer.

Could some give me some pointers on where I could be going wrong?

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
  private String mHand;

  public ScrabblePlayer() {
    mHand = "";
  }

  public String getHand() {
   return mHand;
  }

  public void addTile(char tile) {
    // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
    mHand += tile;
  }

  public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
   return mHand.indexOf(tile) > -1;
  }
}

  public int getTileCount(char tile) {
    int count = 0;
    //For each loop to count instances of tile.
    for(char tileInHand : mHand.toCharArray()) {
      if(tileInHand == tile) {
        count += 1;
      }
    }
    return count;
  }

1 Answer

Jack Middlebrook
Jack Middlebrook
19,746 Points
Jack Middlebrook
Jack Middlebrook
19,746 Points

It looks like your problem is your public int getTileCount(char tile) is outside of the bracket that closes your scrabble player class. If you move the following code inside the last } you should be good:

public int getTileCount(char tile) {
    int count = 0;
    //For each loop to count instances of tile.
    for(char tileInHand : mHand.toCharArray()) {
      if(tileInHand == tile) {
        count += 1;
      }
    }
    return count;
  }
Raiyan Rahman
Raiyan Rahman
Courses Plus Student 8,091 Points
Raiyan Rahman
Raiyan Rahman
Courses Plus Student 8,091 Points

Oh now I see; I can't believe I missed that.

Thank you so much for your help.