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Neil Gordon
8,823 Pointssyntax errors
public String getTileCount(char tilecount) { int tileCount =0; for (char searchingTile: mhand.toCharArray()){ if (searchingTile=tileToFind) { tileCount++; } } return tileCount; }
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
mHand += tile;
}
public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
return mHand.indexOf(tile) > -1;
}
public String getTileCount(char tilecount) {
int tileCount =0;
for (char searchingTile: mhand.toCharArray()){
if (searchingTile=tileToFind) {
tileCount++;
}
}
return tileCount;
}
}
2 Answers
Laura Pelofske
7,805 PointsFirst, you must state in your method what you expect to return. You set it up as String, but you'll want to say 'public int getTileCount(char tilecount)...
In your conditional, you need double equals to check for the boolean, ie. (searchingTile==tileToFind)
Neil Gordon
8,823 Pointsthanks i will give it a go
Neil Gordon
8,823 PointsNeil Gordon
8,823 PointsI am looking for some assistance on my syntax in this problem please