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Start your free trialDeepak Rohan Sekar
9,634 PointsI am trying to get the title from BlogPost using upcasting
import java.util.Date;
import com.example.BlogPost;
public class TypeCastChecker {
/***************
I have provided 2 hints for this challenge.
Change `false` to `true` in one line below, then click the "Check work" button to see the hint.
NOTE: You must set all the hints to false to complete the exercise.
****************/
public static boolean HINT_1_ENABLED = false;
public static boolean HINT_2_ENABLED = false;
public static String getTitleFromObject(Object obj) {
BlogPost blogpost = new BlogPost("dsd","deepak","this is a test","action",new Date());
obj = blogpost;
// Fix this result variable to be the correct string.
String result = "";
if(obj instanceof BlogPost){
result = (obj).getTitle();
}
return result;
}
}
package com.example;
import java.util.Date;
public class BlogPost {
private String mAuthor;
private String mTitle;
private String mBody;
private String mCategory;
private Date mCreationDate;
public BlogPost(String author, String title, String body, String category, Date creationDate) {
mAuthor = author;
mTitle = title;
mBody = body;
mCategory = category;
mCreationDate = creationDate;
}
public String getAuthor() {
return mAuthor;
}
public String getTitle() {
return mTitle;
}
public String getBody() {
return mBody;
}
public String getCategory() {
return mCategory;
}
public Date getCreationDate() {
return mCreationDate;
}
}
import java.util.Date;
import com.example.BlogPost;
public class TypeCastChecker {
/***************
I have provided 2 hints for this challenge.
Change `false` to `true` in one line below, then click the "Check work" button to see the hint.
NOTE: You must set all the hints to false to complete the exercise.
****************/
public static boolean HINT_1_ENABLED = false;
public static boolean HINT_2_ENABLED = false;
public static String getTitleFromObject(Object obj) {
BlogPost blogpost = new BlogPost("dsd","deepak","this is a test","action",new Date());
obj = blogpost;
// Fix this result variable to be the correct string.
String result = "";
if(obj instanceof BlogPost){
result = (obj).getTitle();
}
return result;
}
}
2 Answers
Evans Owino
24,888 Points(EDIT) Please try the following:
import com.example.BlogPost;
public class TypeCastChecker {
/***************
I have provided 2 hints for this challenge.
Change `false` to `true` in one line below, then click the "Check work" button to see the hint.
NOTE: You must set all the hints to false to complete the exercise.
****************/
public static boolean HINT_1_ENABLED = false;
public static boolean HINT_2_ENABLED = false;
public static String getTitleFromObject(Object obj) {
String result = "";
if(obj instanceof String){
String hold = (String) obj;
result = hold;
}
return result; //return result
}
}
Evans Owino
24,888 PointsHi Deepak, See the edit above (should pass now).
Deepak Rohan Sekar
9,634 PointsDeepak Rohan Sekar
9,634 PointsWhen i used the above snippet it says task 1 failed. I know that the above method is the right way but it always says task 1 failed.