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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Computed Properties

Posted by Kortney Field
Kortney Field
14,091 Points

isFullyCharged issue. Why isn't this code working?

public boolean isFullyCharged() { if (barCount = MAX_BARS) { return true; } else { return false; }

Should I incorporate the charged term instead?

GoKart.java 
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;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
   if (barCount == 0) {
    return true;
  } else {
    return false;
   }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
   if (barCount = MAX_BARS) {
    return true;
  } else {
    return false;
   }


  }
}

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

You have two issues:

1) You need a closing bracket for isBatteryEmpty()

2) You are using the assignment operator instead of a comparison operator here:

if (barCount = MAX_BARS)
Kortney Field
Kortney Field
14,091 Points

Those darn curly brackets! Thank you for your answer and explanation!