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8,520 PointsI am completely lost on this. I get a compile error "missing return statement"
Java Objects Challenge Task 2 of 2. I have no clue what to do here.
public class ScrabblePlayer {
// A String representing all of the tiles that this player has
private String tiles;
public ScrabblePlayer() {
tiles = "";
}
public String getTiles() {
return tiles;
}
public void addTile(char tile) {
tiles += "tile";
// TODO: Add the tile to tiles
}
public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
// TODO: Determine if user has the tile passed in
boolean isTile = tiles.indexOf(tile) != -1;
if(isTile) {
tiles += tile;
} else {
return isTile;
}
}
}
1 Answer
Livia Galeazzi
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,083 PointsYour 'return isTile;' statement is inside the 'else' block. That means there is only a return value if the 'if' condition isn't verified. The compiler doesn't like that. You need to have a return statement in all cases.
Just put the return statement one curly brace lower, so it's outside of the else block. Alternately, it's also possible to just add a second return statement inside the if block, but in this case that would be unnecessary.
purpleminutes
8,520 Pointspurpleminutes
8,520 PointsThank you.
Livia Galeazzi
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,083 PointsLivia Galeazzi
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,083 PointsYou're welcome!
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