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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Strings and Chars

Posted by Joshua Smith
Joshua Smith
528 Points

Lost trying to complete addTile() method. I can't wrap my head around the solution. Please help?

This is what I did so far: //Set the argument to be passed. char aTile = tile;

// Add tile to mhand member field. aTile += mhand;

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
      char aTile = tile; 
      aTile += mHand;

    }

    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
       return false;
    }
}

1 Answer

MUZ140265 Blessing Kabasa
MUZ140265 Blessing Kabasa
4,996 Points 
 char aTile = tile; 
      aTile += mHand;

this is wrong. aTile += mHand means aTile + mHand = aTile yet we want to increament mHand not a Tile.

instead of the above code just do the following. Please notify me if it works.

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

    }
Joshua Smith
Joshua Smith
528 Points

Thank you Blessing Kabasa, yes this works. Currently trying to get into the mind set of talking myself through solutions as you did with this but its not working out so well right now. Thanks for responding to my problem!