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Start your free trialNirbhay Agarwal
2,852 PointsThe hangman Game
Game.java
public class Game { public static final int MAX_MISSES = 7; private String mAnswer; private String mHits; private String mMisses;
private char validateGuess(char letter) {
if (! Character.isLetter(letter)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentExecption("A letter is required");
}
letter = Character.toLowerCase(letter);
if(mHits.indexOf(letter) >= 0 || mMisses.indexOf(letter) >=0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(letter + "has already been guessed");
}
return letter;
}
public Game(String answer) {
mAnswer = answer;
mHits = "";
mMisses = "";
}
public boolean applyGuess(char letter) {
letter = validateGuess(letter);
boolean isHit = mAnswer.indexOf(letter) >= 0;
if (isHit) {
mHits += letter;
}
else {
mMisses += letter;
}
return isHit;
}
public String getCurrentProgress() {
String progress = "";
for (char letter: mAnswer.toCharArray()) {
char display = '-';
if (mHits.indexOf(letter) >= 0) {
display = letter;
}
progress += display;
}
return progress;
}
public int getRemainingTries() {
return MAX_MISSES - mMisses.length();
}
}
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
./Game.java:9: error: cannot find symbol
throw new IllegalArgumentExecption("A letter is required");
^
symbol: class IllegalArgumentExecption
location: class Game
1 error
Why I get this error everything seems right I checked the video as well
1 Answer
Philip G
14,600 PointsHi Nirbhay,
It seems that you have misspelled Exception
as Execption
.
Hope this helps! Best Regards, Philip
Nirbhay Agarwal
2,852 PointsNirbhay Agarwal
2,852 PointsOh my bad thanks Philip
Philip G
14,600 PointsPhilip G
14,600 PointsGlad it worked! You can mark the response as an answer to let others know your problem has been resolved :)