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Andrea Kim
653 PointsI am having trouble making the try-catch block work on the Java Objects exercise.
I thought I was following directions, but I can't find a solution. Have tried to search but nothing seems to work. (the site keeps disconnecting too, which is not helpful.)
public class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String mColor;
private int mBarsCount;
public GoKart(String color) {
mColor = color;
mBarsCount = 0;
}
public String getColor() {
return mColor;
}
public void drive() {
drive(1);
}
public void drive(int laps) {
// Other driving code omitted for clarity purpose.
try {
drive(9);
}
catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
System.out.println("Not enough battery remains.");
}
}
public void charge() {
while (!isFullyCharged()) {
mBarsCount++;
}
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return mBarsCount == 0;
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
return mBarsCount == MAX_BARS;
}
}
2 Answers
John Paige
7,436 PointsHey Andrea. This is how i passed it
public void drive(int laps) {
// Other driving code omitted for clarity purposes
int moreLaps = mBarsCount + laps;
if (moreLaps < MAX_BARS) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough battery remains");
}
mBarsCount = moreLaps;
}
That particular challenge is actually just asking to add the "if" and "throw new" statements. The next one will ask for a "Try" and "Catch" statement.
Anyway, I created "int moreLaps" using the "mBarsCount" variable and adding the parameter, "laps".
The really tricky part is that i ended up having to write "moreLaps is less than MAX_BARS" for my "if" statement. I'm still figuring out why it works that way.
Andrea Kim
653 PointsThank you! That worked.
John Paige
7,436 PointsYou're welcome, anytime.