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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Incrementing

Ciaran Mckane
Ciaran Mckane
29,438 Points
Posted by Ciaran Mckane
Ciaran Mckane
29,438 Points

code taking to long to run

code is taking to long to run

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_ENERGY_BARS = 8;
  private String mColor;
  private int mBarsCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }

  public void charge() {
    while (!isFullyCharged()); 
    {
      mBarsCount++; 
    }

  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return mBarsCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return mBarsCount == MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
  }

}

1 Answer

Cody Te Awa
Cody Te Awa
8,820 Points
Cody Te Awa
Cody Te Awa
8,820 Points

Just a little syntactic error, you have a semi colon after while (!isFullyCharged()); This will enter an infinite loop, because it doesn't enter the body of the loop