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Start your free trialtristan macdonald
1,104 PointsI dont know wat to do here
My code keeps telling me there is an error
public class Forum {
private String topic;
public Forum(String topic){
this.topic = topic; // <--- same here :)
}
public String getTopic() {
return topic;
}
/* Uncomment this when you are prompted to do so
public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
System.out.printf("A new post in %s topic from %s %s about %s is available",
topic,
post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
post.getTitle()
);
}
}
public class User {
private String firstName;
private String lastName;
// TODO: add private fields for firstName and lastName
public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
// TODO: set and add the private fields
firstName = firstName;
lastName = lastName;
}
public String getFirstName(){
return firstName;
}
public String getLastName(){
return lastName;
}
}
public class ForumPost {
private User mAuthor;
private String mTitle;
private String mDescription;
public ForumPost(User author, String title, String description){
mAuthor = author;
mTitle = title;
mDescription = description;
}
public String getDescription() {
return mDescription;
}
public User getAuthor() {
return mAuthor;
}
public String getTitle() {
return mTitle;
}
// TODO: We need to expose the description
}
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Beginning forum example");
if (args.length < 2) {
System.out.println("Usage: java Main <first name> <last name>");
System.err.println("<first name> and <last name> are required");
System.exit(1);
}
Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
// TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
String firstName = args[0];
String lastName = args[1];
User author = new User(firstName, lastName); //<----- all cruicial points marked with comments
// TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "Programming is awesome", "Cuz it makes us create new stuff");
forum.addPost(post);
}
}
2 Answers
Raffael Dettling
32,999 PointsYou deleted the closing comment */ so the last losing bracked } is corrupted :)
tristan macdonald
1,104 PointsOh ?thanx
tristan macdonald
1,104 Pointstristan macdonald
1,104 PointsWat do u mean its corrupted
Raffael Dettling
32,999 PointsRaffael Dettling
32,999 PointsI mean youยดr closing } is comment out so it compiles a syntax error because of a missing closing bracket You only began the comment with /* but never close it with */