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Allen C
1,448 PointsWhy is this code not working?
public class TeacherAssistant {
public static String validatedFieldName(String fieldName) {
// These things should be verified:
// 1. Member fields must start with an 'm'
// 2. The second letter in the field name must be uppercased to ensure camel-casing
if (fieldName.indexOf(0) != 'm' || Character.isLowerCase(fieldName.indexOf(1))) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("You're not following the style we talked about");
}
return fieldName;
}
}
There are no syntax errors, but the logical error in which the system is reporting back to me: Bummer! "mFirstName" should have passed, but "You're not following the style we talked about" was reported.
2 Answers
Steven Parker
243,253 Points
"indexOf" is a search function that you don't need here.
You want the index at, which can be done by subscripting using brackets("[]").
For example, instead of "fieldName.indexOf(1)" you probably just want "fieldName[1]".
