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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Computed Properties

Rubio Salinas
Rubio Salinas
3,051 Points
Posted by Rubio Salinas
Rubio Salinas
3,051 Points

Challenge: Great! Now let's create a similar method named isFullyCharged that checks to see if the current bar count is

I am really stuck on this part and I have tried other solutions to this challenge with no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
  if (barCount == 0) {
    return true;
  } 
  else { return false; }}
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    if (barsCount == MAX_BARS); {
      return true; }
  else { return false; }}
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

You're close, but I see 3 issues:

  • there's a stray closing brace on line 22 between the two new methods
  • there's a stray semicolon on line 24 between the conditional expression and the open brace
  • also on line 24 there is "barsCount" (with an extra "s") instead of "barCount"

Tip: structuring your code like the course examples will make it much easier to spot issues like misplaced braces.

Rubio Salinas
Rubio Salinas
3,051 Points
Rubio Salinas
Rubio Salinas
3,051 Points

Thank you so much Steven! I tried many different variations and tried correcting a bunch of things, but that is what ultimately what worked. Thanks!