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Start your free trialJeremiah Walker
2,953 PointsConfused.. What am i doing wrong here?
What am I doing wrong?
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() {
mBarsCount = MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return mBarsCount == 0;
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
boolean isFullyCharged = false;
if (!isFullyCharged()) {
mBarsCount++;
}
while(mBarsCount != MAX_ENERGY_BARS) {
...
}
return mBarsCount == MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
}
}
1 Answer
John Tasto
21,587 PointsIt isn't asking you to change isFullyCharged()
, it is asking you to change charge()
to use isFullyCharged()
:
public void charge() {
while (!isFullyCharged()) {
mBarsCount++;
}
}
Phillip Hurst
4,204 PointsPhillip Hurst
4,204 PointsIs the problem with your isFullyCharged() method? Still new myself but the 'if' statement looks wrong... maybe try something like the following:
Don't feel bad... I am REALLY struggling to form proper code 'sentences' myself; here's to finding that break-thru moment!