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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by Chris Jones
Chris Jones
4,521 Points

Errors in the creating classes exercise?

Unsure where the errors are in my code. Says that you cannot start an expression with public and that cannot be correct.

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public static void main (String[] args) {
    public String color = "red";
  }
}

3 Answers

jordans
jordans
1,609 Points
jordans
jordans
1,609 Points

The string color doesn't have to be public.

Chris Jones
Chris Jones
4,521 Points

Even when I take it out it doesn't pass.

jordans
jordans
1,609 Points

It worked fine for me.

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Maybe this way ....

public class GoKart {
  public static void main (String[] args) {
     String color = new String ("red");
  }
}
Chris Jones
Chris Jones
4,521 Points
Chris Jones
Chris Jones
4,521 Points

Ok I went back to refactor the code and it didn't want me to specify the public static void main line. It also asked me to use the member field specifier

String mGoKartColor = "red";