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Michael North
2,561 PointsI can't understand why not working
In my code I can't understand why its not working. I think I'm a little stuck on static members, not fully sure what they are. Any help is appreciated :).
using System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class RightTriangle
{
static double Hypotenuse(double side1, double side2) = new Hypotenuse()
{
return Math.Sqrt(side1 * side1 + side2 * side2);
}
}
}
3 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsStatic members aren't really any different from normal members as far as declaration goes besides having to use the static keyword. The difference behavior wise is that the member can be accesses directly from the class, without having to instantiate the class and call the method on that instantiated version. Which is what you normally have to do.
There are three issues with your code:
The method is meant to be called CalculateHypotenuse not simply Hypotenuse.
= new Hypotenuse()does not belong at the end of the method declaration, as mentioned static methods aren't declared any differently from normal methods, besides the use of thestatickeyword.The method needs to be
public, since it's intended to be called outside of the class.
If you fix those issues like this:
using System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class RightTriangle
{
public static double CalculateHypotenuse (double side1, double side2)
{
return Math.Sqrt(side1 * side1 + side2 * side2);
}
}
}
Then your code will work.
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Pointsits
return System.Math.Sqrt()
System is the namespace you should include.
andren
28,558 PointsSince he includes the line using System; at the top of the file he does not need to specify System when calling Math within this file. That's the main point of the using keyword, it allows you to use something from a namespace without having to constantly reference that namespace over and over again within the code.
Michael North
2,561 Pointsthank you