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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP For Each Loop

Posted by Ahmed Alfatih
Ahmed Alfatih
Courses Plus Student 598 Points

Help please

how to solve this

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
  private String mHand;

  public ScrabblePlayer() {
    mHand = "";
  }

  public String getHand() {
   return mHand;
  }

  public void addTile(char tile) {
    // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
    mHand += tile;
  }

  public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
   return mHand.indexOf(tile) > -1;
  }
}

1 Answer

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

You have to make a method named "getTileCount" that receives a character, and you have to see how many times that character appears in the mHand variable. In order to do that, you have to "convert" the mHand with the function ".toCharArray()" so you can check in every char in that variable. You can do it like this:

  public int getTileCount(char tile){
    int count = 0;
    for(char each: mHand.toCharArray()){
      if (each == tile){
        count++;
      }
    }
    return count;
  }

I hope that helps a little bit.

Ahmed Alfatih
Ahmed Alfatih
Courses Plus Student 598 Points

Very helpful thank you