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Thomas Guarneiri
351 PointsWhere am i going wrong?
It is asking to add a constructor, and i thought that was what the middle part of my code was, but apparently i am wrong and "forgot to add the constructor." If anyone could explain this part to me i would greatly appreciate it. I have watched the video over and over again and still have gotten confused.
public class GoKart {
private String mColor = "red";
public String NewColor(String newColor){
newColor=mColor;
return newColor;
}
public String getColor() {
return mColor;
}
}
2 Answers
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 PointsYou are almost there:
public class GoKart {
private String mColor = "red";//instance variable
public GoKart (String newColor){//argument
mColor = newColor;
//constructor doesnt need a return statement
//name of the constructor must be the same as the class Name
//you assign the argument newColor to your instance variable mColor
}
public String getColor() {
return mColor;
}
}
David Axelrod
36,073 PointsHey Thomas! Turns out you dont have to return the new color as you are just setting it for future use. Image if you had to set more than one variable? just setting is passes the challange!! hope this helps!!
public GoKart(String color){
mColor = color;
}