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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Overload Methods

Posted by yukiecat
yukiecat
204 Points

create a method named drive without argument, return int to 1.

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GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;
  private int lapsDriven;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }
  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }

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

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }

  public void drive(int laps) {
    lapsDriven += laps;
    barCount -= laps;
  }

  public int drive() {
    return drive==1;
  }


}

1 Answer

Robert Stefanic
Robert Stefanic
35,170 Points
Robert Stefanic
Robert Stefanic
35,170 Points

Your function/method here won't work:

  public int drive() {
    return drive==1;
  }

You've declared this function/method to return an int, but think about what the expression drive==1 returns. It currently does not return an integer, but it needs to.