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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Throwing Exceptions

Keeps asking am I sure I throw an exception, what's wrong with this code?

Inside my public void drive method I attempted to throw an exception but nothing I type passes and when I attempt to preview I'm not getting any error message.

Also as a side note, possibly I didn't understand this, but variables created inside of methods do not need to be declared public/private ?

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 String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }



  public void drive(int laps) {
    // Other driving code omitted for clarity purposes
   int lapAfter=MAX_BARS - laps;
   if (lapAfter < 0){
     throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough battery remains");
   }
    mBarsCount -= laps;
  }

  public void charge() {
    while (!isFullyCharged()) {
      mBarsCount++;
    }
  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return mBarsCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return mBarsCount == MAX_BARS;
  }

}

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points

When you check if there is enough battery charge left to drive that many laps, you should probably check it against the current battery level, not the maximum level.