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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Privacy and Methods

Alexander Nowak
Alexander Nowak
498 Points
Posted by Alexander Nowak
Alexander Nowak
498 Points

Task 2 of 2, changing the colour field to private

I am changed the 'public' to 'private', but then its says that task 1 is failing. Could someone please help?

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public String mColor = "red";

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;


  }


}

1 Answer

Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points
Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

Hey Alexander,

all you do is change this: 

public String mColor = "red";

to

private String mColor = "red";

Leave the class and method as public. That should work

Happy coding,

Kevin