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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Changing State

Posted by Austen Ham
Austen Ham
530 Points

ineedCreate a new private field named barCount that will track how many bars of energy our GoKart battery currently has.

help plz

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

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;  
    private int barCount
  }
}

2 Answers

Joseph Wasden
Joseph Wasden
20,407 Points
Joseph Wasden
Joseph Wasden
20,407 Points

You have the right idea. However, you've added the field inside the getColor() Method. Try adding it just about the privately declared String color instead.

class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount; //note the field here

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }
}
Muhammad Asif
PLUS
Muhammad Asif
Courses Plus Student 557 Points
Muhammad Asif
Muhammad Asif
Courses Plus Student 557 Points

class GoKart { public static final int MAX_BARS = 8; private String color; private int barCount;

public GoKart(String color) { this.color = color; }

public String getColor() { return color;

} }