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vince hoyt
1,423 PointsMissing return statement
I keep getting a missing return statement error, and if i ad a return statement it I get an illegal start error and pointing to the "r" in return. What am i doing wrong?
public class PictureBook
{
public String mTitle()
{
}
}
3 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsthe task states: Now add a String member variable, name it mTitle make it public.
you added a method, not a variable. to declare a member variable, simply provide the type and the name for the variable (member variables conventionally start with m), followed by a semicolon. dont forget to make it public:
public class PictureBook{
public String mTitle;
}
methods have a return type, a name, and a parameter list that goes in between parenthesis.
public String mTitle() {
}
the code above creates a method called mTitle that returns a string and takes no arguments. the task asked for a variable, not a method, which is why the above code is incorrect.
Daniel Barreto
Courses Plus Student 14,978 PointsCan you show me what you are writing as the answer?
It is not enough to simply put return. Something, a String in this case, needs to be returned.
So if you have a String variable named myString, the way you return it is:
public class PictureBook
{
public String mTitle()
{
return myString;
}
}
Also, that variable needs to have a String in it.
Emre Sancaktaroglu
480 PointsYou should Return a some kind of String and it should work.
public String mTitle(){
return "title";
}
After that you can assign your returned string to any variable for example ;
String returnedTitle = mTitle();
Have a nice coding...
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsthe task is expecting a member variable not a method.