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2,110 PointsCreate a new public method named isBatteryEmpty that returns true if the battery has 0 bars remaining, and false otherwi
I don't understand why its not working?
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String color;
private int barCount;
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
public void charge() {
barCount = MAX_BARS;
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
boolean barCount == 0;
}
2 Answers
Florian Tönjes
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 50,856 PointsHi Cesar, you are just missing the return statement;
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return barCount == 0;
}
Assaf cohen
2,406 PointsHey - 2 basic rule that might help
Void method - no return statement All others method - return statement ( make sure u return the type method )
as Florian Tönjes show he is returning boolean same as the method type.
cesar real
2,110 Pointscesar real
2,110 PointsOh thanks! I thought it wasn't needed to return for some reason