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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating New Objects

Posted by coder5837
coder5837
1,535 Points

I thought I was done with the printf part?

idk I thought I was doing it right

Example.java 
public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
        GoKart color = new GoKart ("red");
       System.out.printf("The GoKart Color is red", GoKart.getColor());
    }
}

1 Answer

Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points
Chase Marchione
Chase Marchione
155,055 Points

You're using the getColor method on the class name still: you need to use it on the object. You are getting the color for the particular GoKart object you created, and not the class as a whole (which is a blueprint to create GoKart objects.)

       System.out.printf("The GoKart Color is red", color.getColor());

As a sidenote: when you are getting compiler errors in Treehouse exercises, it can help to click the Preview button and see if you've been given any error messages. Any IDE you use should present you with error messages if a program you are writing does not compile. This enables you to trace the error to the code that is causing the errors that keep your programs from compiling.