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Java

Malcolm Robertson
Malcolm Robertson
8,478 Points
Posted by Malcolm Robertson
Malcolm Robertson
8,478 Points

swapHead

So my question is about the method that Imaginary Chris made.

String before = dispenser.swapHead("Darth Vader");
System.out.printf("It was %s but Chris switched it to %s %n", 
                              before, dispenser.getCharacterNme()):

The output is... "It was Yoda but Chris switched it to Darth Vader"

If the before method is taking Darth Vader as the input why is the before (variable) holding Yoda and not Darth Vader?

Thanks.

Malcolm Robertson
Malcolm Robertson
8,478 Points
Malcolm Robertson
Malcolm Robertson
8,478 Points

Hmm, it is that the method is returning the originalCharacterName while also setting the private String characterName as the charaterName input?