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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Current Progress

Chris Rubio
Chris Rubio
1,643 Points
Posted by Chris Rubio
Chris Rubio
1,643 Points

If display already has the value of "-", why is it that it can then be changed to (letter). I dont get it.

for(char letter : answer.toCharArray()){ char display = '-'; if(hits.indexOf(letter) != -1){ display = letter;

1 Answer

Jake Goodman
Jake Goodman
3,381 Points
Jake Goodman
Jake Goodman
3,381 Points

In this loop, you are iterating through all of the characters in the answer. For each character in the answer, you are checking if the user has guessed that letter in the line : if (hits.indexOf(letter) != -1). If this is true (if the user guessed the letter), than you change the value of display to be that letter instead of '-'. Each time you go through the loop, if the user guessed that letter than display equals that letter.