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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Increment and Decrement

Posted by Sudhanshu Bhatia
Sudhanshu Bhatia
274 Points

java objects challenge task 2 of 3

error is happening that shorthand increment not properly done

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;
  private int lapsDriven;

  public void drive(){
  lapsDriven += 1;
  }

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }
}

2 Answers

Safet Garic
Safet Garic
14,469 Points
Safet Garic
Safet Garic
14,469 Points

You should just add "lapsDriven++; " then it will pass.

Gyorgy Andorka
Gyorgy Andorka
13,811 Points
Gyorgy Andorka
Gyorgy Andorka
13,811 Points

I suppose in this task it's expected to use the even shorter shorthand for incrementing by one (lapsDriven++;).