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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Incrementing

Benneth Paredis
Benneth Paredis
4,597 Points
Posted by Benneth Paredis
Benneth Paredis
4,597 Points

need help

i've been on this code challenge already 2 hours and i've watched the video several times (which i understand) but it keeps saying im doing the code challenge wrong.

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_ENERGY_BARS = 8;
  private String mColor;
  private int mBarsCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }

  public void charge() {
    mBarsCount = MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
  }

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

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return mBarsCount == MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
  }

}

2 Answers

Yahya Saadi
Yahya Saadi
4,277 Points
Yahya Saadi
Yahya Saadi
4,277 Points

Your charge() method should look like this below:

public void charge() { while(!isFullyCharged()) { mBarsCount++; } mBarsCount = MAX_ENERGY_BARS; }

Hope that helps

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

I think you asked about this a couple of days ago and I posted a response. You can find it here: https://teamtreehouse.com/community/java-objects-incrementing-code-challenge-need-help