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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP For Each Loop

Posted by George Yiachos
George Yiachos
Courses Plus Student 717 Points

Anybody have any suggestions?

getting confused with returning the count and how to incorporate the counter. tried looking up a function I could use without success. can anybody help?

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
  private String mHand;

  public ScrabblePlayer() {
    mHand = "";
  }

  public String getHand() {
   return mHand;
  }

  public void addTile(char tile) {
    // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
    mHand += tile;
  }

  public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
   return mHand.indexOf(tile) > -1;
  }

  public int getTileCount() {
    int tileCount = mHand.countmatches();
    for (char hasTile: mHand.indexOf()) {
      char display = 0;
      if (mHand.countmatches(tile) >= 0) {
        display = tilecount;
      }
      count += display;
    }
    return count;
  }
}