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Heather Barton
658 Pointselse/if statements
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here - the compiler seems to be telling me that I'm using a '=' when I shouldn't be. Am I using 'return' in the wrong way?
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class Frog
{
public readonly int TongueLength;
public Frog(int tongueLength)
{
TongueLength = tongueLength;
}
public bool EatFly(int distanceToFly)
{
TongueLength = tongueLength;
if (tongueLength >= distanceToFly)
{
return = true;
}
else
{
return = false;
}
}
}
}
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsIt sounds like you already figured part of it out — there's no "=" in a "return" statement. Also:
- the "tongueLength" was a constructor parameter. You don't have (or need) access to it in this function
- the "TongueLength" you want to compare with is the one with capital "T"
Heather Barton
658 Pointsgot rid of the '=' and made "tongueLength" and internal variable and that worked, thank you!
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsHeather Barton — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsI'm not sure what you mean by made "tongueLength" and internal variable. The lower-case-"t" variable is only used as a constructor parameter, you don't need it again. And this line from the constructor does not need to be in the other function at all:
TongueLength = tongueLength;