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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Validation

Posted by Benjamin Keller
Benjamin Keller
20,763 Points

How come in the promptForGuess() method we could have a boolean isHit object that later = mGame.applyGuess(guess)?

How come in the promptForGuess() method we could have a boolean isHit object that later = mGame.applyGuess(guess)? I'm a little confused about what the char guess is doing.

James Reynolds
James Reynolds
3,325 Points
James Reynolds
James Reynolds
3,325 Points

The promptForGuess() function just prompts the user for a guess. The guess is passed to the applyGuess() function. Within that function, the guess (or letter) is checked against the answer using (mAnser.indexOf() >= 0) and returns a boolean (True or False). If indexOf() returns the index of the guessed letter the expression is true. If indexOf() returns -1 the expression is false. isHit is not an object but a boolean. You will alway return a boolean.