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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Methods and Constants

Posted by Marissa Mewitz
Marissa Mewitz
423 Points

I have no idea why the preview error suggests a ( rather than a { when opening the code for a method. Can anyone explai

It seems to be frozen

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String mColor;
  private int mBarsCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }

  public void charge {
    mBarsCount = MAX_BARS;
  }
  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
}

1 Answer

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points

You need the parentheses when defining a function even if it doesn't take any arguments. Change the charge method to this:

public void charge() {
    mBarsCount = MAX_BARS;
}
Marissa Mewitz
Marissa Mewitz
423 Points

Awesome, thank you!