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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Counting Scrabble Tiles

Posted by Mohamed Elmasry
Mohamed Elmasry
1,166 Points

I don't know what i am missing in the for loop.

the error that appears: ./ScrabblePlayer.java:22: error: bad initializer for for-loop for(letter : tiles.toCharArray()){ ^ the code i wrote: public int getCountOfLetter (char letter) { for(letter : tiles.toCharArray()){ int count = 0;

  if(tiles.indexOf(letter) != -1){
    count++;
  }
  return count;

}

}

1 Answer

Liam Clarke
Liam Clarke
19,938 Points

Problem

error: bad initializer for for-loop

This error is there because you have not initialized the first parameter of the for loop.

//Just like we initialize an int in the example of 
for(int i; i < 10; i++)

// We need to do the same for an enhanced for loop
for (int myValue : myArray)

Solution

Add the initialization to your value

 for( char l : tiles.toCharArray())

Good luck on the rest of the task, i would suggest remove your current if statement and think how you can compare your value you initialized to the letter of the getCountOfLetter char parameter.

Clue

if (value == parameter){
        doSomething; 
      }
Mohamed Elmasry
Mohamed Elmasry
1,166 Points

Thanks a lot for helping, it worked out just fine :)