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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Add a Getter

Posted by Sondria Perry
Sondria Perry
5,239 Points

how do i do this ?

how do i add a getter method

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  private String color = "red";

  public String getColor(); // no semicolon
  {
    return  color = "red"; // just return the color variable
  }
}

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Sondria,

You're so close!! You just want to return the variable color, not the string as that's what color contains. And move the semi-colon too! Don't end the line early.

class GoKart {
  private String color = "red";
  public String getColor(){
    return color;
  }
}

I added some comments in your code. I hope that helps,

Steve.