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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Constructors

Leonid Chebenko
Leonid Chebenko
879 Points
Posted by Leonid Chebenko
Leonid Chebenko
879 Points

Add a public constructor to the GoKart.java class that allows the parameter color to be passed in. In the constructor st

I need a help in this task, something wrong buti dont know what

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor = "red";
  public GoKart(String mColor) {
    mColor=color;
  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }
}
}

1 Answer

anil rahman
anil rahman
7,786 Points
anil rahman
anil rahman
7,786 Points

You made a few mistakes.

  1. private String mColor = "red"; public GoKart(String mColor) {

You shouldnt really call your passed in parameter the same as a member field.

  1. You forgot the end curly brace of constructor.
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor = "red";

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }
}