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Java Java Objects Delivering the MVP Applying a Discount Code

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Please help me with this task!

How to check if a String has only letters??

Order.java
public class Order {
  private String itemName;
  private int priceInCents;
  private String discountCode;

  public Order(String itemName, int priceInCents) {
    this.itemName = itemName;
    this.priceInCents = priceInCents;
  }

  public String getItemName() {
    return itemName;
  }

  public int getPriceInCents() {
    return priceInCents;
  }

  public String getDiscountCode() {
    return discountCode;
  }

  private boolean isInvalidDiscount(String discountCode) {
    boolean isLetterCheck = false;

    for(char letter : discountCode.toCharArray()) {
       if(! Character.isLetter(letter)) {
        isLetterCheck = true;
       }
    }
    return isLetterCheck;
  }

  private String normalizeDiscountCode(String discountCode) {
    String normalizedDiscount =  discountCode.toUpperCase();
    if( discountCode != "$" || isInvalidDiscount(discountCode)) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid discount code.");
    }
    return normalizedDiscount;
  }

  public void applyDiscountCode(String discountCode) {

    this.discountCode = normalizeDiscountCode(discountCode);
  }
}
Example.java
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // This is here just for example use cases.

    Order order = new Order(
            "Yoda PEZ Dispenser",
            600);

    // These are valid.  They are letters and the $ character only
    order.applyDiscountCode("abc");
    order.getDiscountCode(); // ABC

    order.applyDiscountCode("$ale");
    order.getDiscountCode(); // $ALE


    try {
      // This will throw an exception because it contains numbers
      order.applyDiscountCode("ABC123");
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
      System.out.println(iae.getMessage());  // Prints "Invalid discount code"
    }
    try {
      // This will throw as well, because it contains a symbol.
      order.applyDiscountCode("w@w");
    }catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
      System.out.println(iae.getMessage());  // Prints "Invalid discount code"
    }

  }
}

1 Answer

in your isInvalidDiscount change

private boolean isInvalidDiscount(String discountCode) {
  boolean isLetterCheck = false;

  for(char letter : discountCode.toCharArray()) {
    if(! Character.isLetter(letter)) {
      isLetterCheck = true;
    }
  }
  return isLetterCheck;
}

to

private boolean isInvalidDicount(String discountCode) {
  for(char letter : discountCode.toCharArray()) {
    if(!Character.isLetter(letter) && letter != '$') {
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

also, change your normalizeDiscountCode to

private String normalizeDiscountCode(String discountCode) {
  String normalizedDiscount =  discountCode.toUpperCase();
  if(isInvalidDicount(discountCode)) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid discount code"); 
  }
  return normalizedDiscount;
}