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C# C# Objects Methods Method Overloading

Posted by sebastian tramper
sebastian tramper
7,210 Points

why is my code not working. it says that the name reactionTime does not exist

I cant find what i've done wrong. Can annybody help me please?

Frog.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Frog
    {
        public readonly int ReactionTime;
        public readonly int TongueLength;

        public Frog(int tongueLength, int reactionTime)
        {
            ReactionTime = reactionTime;
            TongueLength = tongueLength;
        }


        public bool EatFly(int distanceToFly)
        {
            return TongueLength >= distanceToFly;
        }

        public bool EatFly(int distanceToFly, int flyReactionTime){
           return  TongueLength >= distanceToFly && reactionTime <= flyReactionTime;
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Jason Thomas
Jason Thomas
12,519 Points

I don't know C# but assuming it's case sensitive, it looks like 'reactionTime' is the name of a parameter. try 'ReactionTime' with caps on 'R'. (in your EatFly method)

sebastian tramper
sebastian tramper
7,210 Points

Thanks sometimes i just keep overlooking this kind of things ;)