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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Increment and Decrement

Posted by Lee Preslan
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Lee Preslan
Android Development Techdegree Student 3,594 Points

Java Objects: drive Method / public / lapsDriven / variable of 1

Great! Now let's write a simple drive method. It should be public and not return anything. We'll start out basic, calling the drive method will make the GoKart drive a single lap.

In your newly created drive method, increment the new lapsDriven variable by 1. Use the incrementing shorthand to increase lapsDriven.

I'm stumped. I honestly don't know what to input next for this question. When I do make entries to what I think will work, the system comes back every time with "It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing."

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

  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;
  }

  private int lapsDriven = 1; {
  }

}
Tomas Svojanovsky
Tomas Svojanovsky
26,680 Points

Hello, you need to create a valid method. Compare it with other methods, see the difference? You wrote something what is not correct:

private int lapsDriven = 1; {
 }

1 Answer

Lee Preslan
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Lee Preslan
Android Development Techdegree Student 3,594 Points
Lee Preslan
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Lee Preslan
Android Development Techdegree Student 3,594 Points

Hi Tomas Svojanovsky

I now have private int lapsDriven; { }

What do I put next for the question above?