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Start your free trialBrandon Harrison
1,771 Pointsif statement
How do I solve this without using an "if statement"?
public class ScrabblePlayer {
// A String representing all of the tiles that this player has
private String tiles;
public ScrabblePlayer() {
tiles = "";
}
public String getTiles() {
return tiles;
}
public void addTile(char tile) {
// TODO: Add the tile to tiles
tiles += tile;
}
public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
// TODO: Determine if user has the tile passed in
boolean isHit = tiles.indexOf(tile) != -1;
if (isHit) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}
1 Answer
Brendon Butler
4,254 PointsBasically what you're doing is checking a boolean (true or false). Then, if it's true, you return true. If it's false, you return false.
Instead of doing this, as it wastes lines and performance. You can just have one return statement that returns the variable you're checking.