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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Methods and Constants

Jerôme Naglé
Jerôme Naglé
14,189 Points
Posted by Jerôme Naglé
Jerôme Naglé
14,189 Points

Whats am I doing wrong?

Whats Am I doing wrong?

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String mColor;

  private int mBarsCount(){
    mBarsCount = 0;
  };

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
}

2 Answers

William Li
PLUS
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Name it mBarsCount. Initialize it to zero in the constructor.

Change these lines (you defined a private method here instead)

private int mBarsCount(){
    mBarsCount = 0;
  };

To

private int mBarsCount = 0;