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Start your free trialSyed Faraz Ahmed
586 PointsError in throwing exception.
public void drive(int laps) { if (laps > MAX_BARS){ throw new IllegalArgumentException("Battery Dead!"); } lapsDriven += laps; barCount -= laps; }
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 barCount == MAX_BARS;
}
public void drive() {
drive(1);
}
public void drive(int laps) {
if (laps > MAX_BARS){
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Battery Dead!");
}
lapsDriven += laps;
barCount -= laps;
}
}
1 Answer
Umesh Ravji
42,386 PointsHi Syed Faraz Ahmed, you need to change your condition to check against the value of barCount
rather than MAX_BARS
, since it is the barCount
property that stores the current battery level.
if (laps > barCount) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException();
}
Syed Faraz Ahmed
586 PointsSyed Faraz Ahmed
586 PointsUmesh Ravji Thank you :)