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Andrew Eddy
1,249 PointsMy code is outputting an exception error yet I'm not passing the coding challenge. What am I doing wrong?
I've been trying to get my code to pass the challenge for around 30 minutes and it's not working. When I preview the output of my code it's the IllegalArgumentException but for some reason it's not passing the challenge.
class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
kart.charge();
try {
kart.drive(42);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException notEnoughBattery) {
System.out.println(notEnoughBattery.getMessage());
}
}
}
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private int barCount;
private String color;
private int lapsDriven;
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;
}
public void drive() {
drive(1);
}
public void drive(int laps) {
if (laps > barCount) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough battery");
}
lapsDriven += laps;
barCount -= laps;
}
}
1 Answer
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 PointsI see you have added kart.charge();, but the only thing you should add to the code is the try / catch block.
class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
try {
kart.drive(42);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
System.out.println(iae.getMessage());
}
}
}