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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Storing Guesses

Posted by Dinu Comendant
Dinu Comendant
6,049 Points

Why hits and misses are not considered as parameters?

No matter how many times I come across explanations about parameters, it still confuses me. Why hits and misses are not considered as parameters?

2 Answers

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17,062 Points
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17,062 Points

u want to use parameters when u want to have a dynamic variable to store different results. i don’t use hits and misses as a parameter because u don’t want to initializ them every time like the answer , u want to add values to them , as far as i know

Ian Bonyun
Ian Bonyun
4,645 Points
Ian Bonyun
Ian Bonyun
4,645 Points

Parameters are for user input, stuff that the method doesn't already know. The hits and misses attributes are not user input. They are part of the Game object's state and are already within its scope, which means applyGuess() can access them directly. Passing them as parameters is certainly possible, but would be redundant.