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Jordan Bester
4,752 PointsWhy does my code in the console show the letter that I am aiming to guess? please help
public class Game { public static final int MAX_MISSES = 7; private String mAnswer; private String mHits; private String mMisses;
public Game(String answer) { mAnswer = answer; mHits = ""; mMisses = ""; }
public boolean applyGuess(char 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(); } }
2 Answers
Jeremy Hill
29,567 PointsYour problem may be this:
if (mHits.indexOf(letter) >= 0); {
display = letter; } progress += display;
Try removing the semi colon after your if statement. It is causing the next line to run regardless.
Jeremy Hill
29,567 PointsIt would be easier for people to help spot your errors in the future if you were to format your code. If you need help with that let us know.