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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Strings and Chars

Posted by Theresa Svrcina
Theresa Svrcina
597 Points

Scrabble game help

how to show true or false if mHand has tile. this wont compile :/ its been days. haha help please!

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
    private String mHand;

    public ScrabblePlayer() {
        mHand = "";
    }

    public String getHand() {
       return mHand;
    }

    public void addTile(char tile) {
        // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
      mHand += tile;

    }

    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
      if (mHand.contains(tile)) {
        return true; 
      }
      else 
        return false;

    }
}

3 Answers

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hi Theresa!

Try the following code and your program should compile fine! If you have any questions about this solution then feel free to ask them.

if(mHand.equals("tile")) {
    // Code to be run
}
Theresa Svrcina
Theresa Svrcina
597 Points
Theresa Svrcina
Theresa Svrcina
597 Points

thanks but this too didn't work. I think its hinting me indexOf method. Any ideas?

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Are you sure that doesn't work? It looks like it should to me as mHand is a String not an array.

Theresa Svrcina
Theresa Svrcina
597 Points
Theresa Svrcina
Theresa Svrcina
597 Points

not working. declaring its -1. any other ideas?