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foxtails
3,655 PointsCatch illegal argument exception. Where is the problem?
Hi, can anyone tell me, where the problem is? Thank you!
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
kart.drive(2);
try {
kart.drive(2);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
System.out.printf("The error was: %s.\n", iae.getMessage());
}
}
}
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsThe problem is that the code contains two calls to kart.drive, one that was in the code from the start and one you added inside the try...catch block. The exception raised from the second kart.drive is caught, but the first one isn't.
The point of the challenge was actually to wrap the existing call to drive in a try...catch block, you were not meant to add a new call like you have done.
To fix it just cut the try..catch block you made and paste it over the "kart.drive(2)" line in the code like this:
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
try {
kart.drive(2);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
System.out.printf("The error was: %s.\n", iae.getMessage());
}
}
}
Doing that will allow you to complete the challenge.
foxtails
3,655 PointsThank you very much!