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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Privacy and Methods

Michael Akintomo
Michael Akintomo
407 Points

Trying to add a public method/getter.

Can anyone help me with this, I am really struggling with how to do this. I need to add a publi method or getter that can be used to get the color of the Go Kart.

GoKart.java
public class GoKart {
  public String mColor = "red";
}

2 Answers

Mikkel Rasmussen
Mikkel Rasmussen
31,772 Points

You are being told to make a getter - with basically is a function you can call to get the variable value.

So to make a getter to get mColors value - you would do this:

public String getColor() {
      return mColor;
}
Michael Akintomo
Michael Akintomo
407 Points

Thanks for your help Mikkel.

Mikkel Rasmussen
Mikkel Rasmussen
31,772 Points

It would be nice if you could mark it as best answer :)