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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating New Objects

Saurabh B
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Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points
Posted by Saurabh B
Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points

Print out using System.out.printf the color of the new object, using the getColor method. Please help me

My code is:

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
   GoKart GooKart = new GoKart("blue");
  private String x = GooKart.getColor();
  System.out.println(x);
}

}

// What is wrong with this?

Example.java 
public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
    }
}
luis martinez
luis martinez
2,480 Points
luis martinez
luis martinez
2,480 Points

hear is the answer change the goo-kart to color because is a little confusing.

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
    GoKart Color = new GoKart("blue");
    System.out.printf(Color.getColor());


   /* The way i got this is first i put the name after 
   the GoKart method that name is Color or what ever name you have. 
    later just put the .getColor method...... remember when you 
    use the getColor method put () after you use it.
    if you just do System.out.printf(Color.getColor); 
    it wont work. so remember to put () after the getColor method.  
       -------- sorry if I'm not good at explaining
      I'm just learning too.*/
}

}

3 Answers

ISAIAH S
ISAIAH S
1,409 Points
ISAIAH S
ISAIAH S
1,409 Points

Try this:

Example.java 
public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
      GoKart mColor = new GoKart("red");
        System.out.println("We are going to create a new GoKart.");
      System.out.printf("The color of the GoKart is %s.", mColor.getColor());
    }
}
Saurabh B
Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points
Saurabh B
Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points

I understood all of your points but the way I declared string then passed the color value to it then printed it using system.out.println function. What is wrong with this way as we are only considered with the output. Is my systax wrong?

Saurabh B
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Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points
Saurabh B
Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points

I understood all of your points but the way I declared string then passed the color value to it then printed it using system.out.println function. What is wrong with this way as we are only considered with the output. Is my systax wrong?

Anthony Branze
Anthony Branze
4,887 Points
Anthony Branze
Anthony Branze
4,887 Points

sorry i didnt look over my answer well enough before hand. So you are close but your syntax is slghtly off. to create the object all we have to do is specify the object and its color 

GoKart goKart = new GoKart ("red");
System.out.printf(goKart.getColor());

is What how i did it

Saurabh B
Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points
Saurabh B
Saurabh B
Courses Plus Student 2,880 Points

I understood all of your points but the way I declared string then passed the color value to it then printed it using system.out.println function. What is wrong with this way as we are only considered with the output. Is my systax wrong?

Broderic Crowe
Broderic Crowe
1,549 Points
Broderic Crowe
Broderic Crowe
1,549 Points

LOL. 45 minutes of syntax refusal cause I didn't add the the '( )' at the end of getColor. I thought I needed to make a getColor string, forgot its a method already.