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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Constructors

Posted by Michael Chiflikyan
Michael Chiflikyan
569 Points

How to create a public constructor?

I am in the GoKart.java phase and am stuck here. I am supposed to make a public constructor and then store my arguments in a private field, but I am very confused on how to do this. My code is attached below. I tried adding this in:

public GoKart(String color) { mColor = color }

There were 4 errors that suddenly popped up. I am so confused. help?

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor = "red";

public 

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }
}

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

just copied across your code and added a semicolon:

public class GoKart {
  private String mColor = "red";

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }
}

You were close, and frankly a normal development environment will usually highlight the glitch.