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Posted October 13, 2015 9:51am by

My method is returning an error

I'm not sure why this method isn't working

public class GoKart {
public String mColor = "red":
public String getColorOfKart () {
return mColor;
}
}

10 Answers

October 13, 2015 4:01pm

It is not getColorOfKart it is only supposed to be getColor: public class GoKart { public String mColor = "red";

  public String getColor () {
    return mColor;
  }

}

October 14, 2015 8:49am

surely it shouldn't matter what the method is called, as i'm just creating the method

October 14, 2015 8:53am

This answer worked, but i really don't see what's the difference between my original code and yours, as you have just changed the method name !?

October 13, 2015 12:29pm

public class GoKart {

    public String mColor = "red";

    public String getColorOfKart () {
        return mColor;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        GoKart kart = new GoKart();
        System.out.println(kart.getColorOfKart());
    }
}

October 13, 2015 12:30pm

main is the JVM entry point into your program. When you run java GoKart the JVM looks for the main method signature.

October 13, 2015 10:04am

Is that just one class from a bigger collection, or thats your entire program? If thats you're entire program then you're missing the main method

October 13, 2015 12:01pm

how would i do this sorry.

public class GoKart {
 public static void main (String [] args) {
public String mColor = "red":
public String getColorOfKart () {
return mColor;
}

}
}

October 13, 2015 12:40pm