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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Privacy and Methods

Posted by abhiram reddy
abhiram reddy
16,020 Points

Why is this not working?

public class GoKart { public String mColor = "red";

public String getColor() { return mColor; }

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public String mColor = "red";

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }

1 Answer

Ian Hattendorf
Ian Hattendorf
7,715 Points
Ian Hattendorf
Ian Hattendorf
7,715 Points

Hi Abhiram, you made a simple mistake; you're missing the closing curly bracket for your class.

abhiram reddy
abhiram reddy
16,020 Points

public class GoKart { public String mColor = "red"; }

public String getColor() { return mColor; }

This is still not working

Ian Hattendorf
Ian Hattendorf
7,715 Points
Ian Hattendorf
Ian Hattendorf
7,715 Points

There you're closing the class before the getColor method, the class should encompass both the variables and its methods:

public class GoKart {
    public String mColor = "red";
    public String getColor() { return mColor; }
}