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Go Language Go Language Overview Custom Types Methods

Posted by Audax Anchirinah
Audax Anchirinah
589 Points

Tests not passing

My code works in my Go workspace but it's not passing the tests.

func (h *Hours) increment() Hours { return (*h + 1) % 24 }

src/clock/hours.go 
package clock

type Hours int

func (h *Hours) Increment() Hours {
  return (*h + 1) % 24
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You were probably testing only the return value, which would make it appear to be working.

But the challenge instructions say "Have it modify the receiver directly", and "Don't forget: to ... modify the value at that pointer."

So you need to modify the value first, and then return it. And for testing, use the second example in the challenge.