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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) The Model-View-Controller Pattern Adding a Custom Constructor

Taylor Cu
Taylor Cu
1,882 Points
Posted by Taylor Cu
Taylor Cu
1,882 Points

Now add a second constructor that takes a String parameter. Use this parameter to update mType

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Please help. I looked up how to add a custom constructor. I thought I was doing it right but I guess not. haha It's something with the syntax and i've been stuck for a while. :/

Spaceship.java 
public class Spaceship {
    public Spaceship () {
      mType = "SHUTTLE";
    }

    public Spaceship (String type) {
      mType = type;
    }

    public String getType() {
      return mType;
    }

    public void setType(String type) {
      mType = type;
    }


}
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points 
public class Spaceship {
    public String mType;
Taylor Cu
Taylor Cu
1,882 Points
Taylor Cu
Taylor Cu
1,882 Points

thanks so much simon!

2 Answers

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

So it's clear for future students having an issue with this challenge, the original poster had problems because they accidentally erased the String declaration. The answer to the challenge is below.

public class Spaceship {
    public String mType;

    // Answer to task 1 of 2
    public Spaceship () {
      mType = "SHUTTLE";
    }

    // Answer to task 2 of 2
    public Spaceship (String type) {
      mType = type;
    }

    public String getType() {
      return mType;
    }

    public void setType(String type) {
      mType = type;
    }
}
TERRENCE MAVHUNGA
TERRENCE MAVHUNGA
6,053 Points
TERRENCE MAVHUNGA
TERRENCE MAVHUNGA
6,053 Points

Thank philip