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Fortune Jackson-Bartelmus
1,273 PointsI do not know how to incorporate the getter method into this class
I do not know how to incorporate the getter method into this class
1 Answer
James Simshaw
28,738 PointsHello,
If you look in the Spaceship.java file, you'll notice a few methods that start with the word get. These methods are called getters which allow you to get the value of that particular variable. This is a common convention used in programming, to limit how viewable a variable is and to provide a getter and/or a setter(which is prefixed with set in the method name).
So in this case, you want to change the displayed text in the mTypeLabel TextView to be the same as mSpaceship's mType variable. To access that variable's value, just call the proper method from mSpaceship that will return the value of mType.
If you have any further questions, could you please provide your source code for what you attempt so that we can help you with any specific problems you have with using the getter.