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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Shaik Mehboob Mohammed
Shaik Mehboob Mohammed
3,144 Points
Posted by Shaik Mehboob Mohammed
Shaik Mehboob Mohammed
3,144 Points

Need help with this question

Couldnt understand what the question is asking

Tweet.java 
public class Tweet {
  private String text;

  public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }

  public String getText() {
    return text;
  }

  public void setText(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }

  public int getRemainingCharacterCount(){
   return (MAX_CHARS - (text.lenght()));
}
}

2 Answers

akiva grobman
akiva grobman
9,160 Points
akiva grobman
akiva grobman
9,160 Points

You seam to have a typo in length You wrote lenght

Ariste Jean
Ariste Jean
8,609 Points
Ariste Jean
Ariste Jean
8,609 Points

You can write your method that way which can make more readable and less code: public int getRemainingCharacterCount() { return MAX_CHARS - text.length(); }