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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Wrapping up

Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points
Posted by Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points

[SOLVED] What's wrong with my setter?

I thought this would be the correct way to complete this challenge:

public void setTopic(String topic) { mTopic = topic; }

ForumPost.java 
public class ForumPost {
  private User mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mDescription;

  public User getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }

  // TODO: We need to expose the description
}
User.java 
public class User {

  public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
    // TODO:  Set the private fields here
  }
}
Forum.java 
public class Forum {
  private String mTopic;

  public String getTopic() {
      return mTopic;
  }

  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
      /* When all is ready uncomment this...
      System.out.printf("New post from %s %s about %s.\n",
                         post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
                         post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
                         post.getTitle());
      */
  }

 public void setTopic(String topic) {
       mTopic = topic;
    }

}
Example.java 
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Starting forum example...");
    if (args.length < 2) {
       System.out.println("first and last name are required. eg:  java Example Craig Dennis");
    }
    // Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    // Take the first two elements passed args
    // User author = new User();
    // Add the author, title and description
    // ForumPost post = new ForumPost();
    // forum.addPost(post);
  }
}
Jonathan Petersen
Jonathan Petersen
45,721 Points

When I go the the challenge the first task is to add a constructor to the forum class, that sets the value of mTopic.

The setter you have will compile and run just fine but it it not a constructor. All you need to do is change the setTopic method to a constructor and it should pass.

Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points
Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points

Jonathan Petersen, sorry but what do you mean by change the setTopic method to a constructor?

Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points
Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points

Okay I've figured it out!

public Forum(String topic) { mTopic = topic; }

Thanks :)