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Start your free trialAntony Aloysius
Courses Plus Student 1,282 PointsillegalArgumentException
./GoKart.java:34: error: cannot find symbol throw new illegalArgumentException("No bars"); ^ symbol: class illegalArgumentException location: class GoKart 1 error
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String color;
private int barCount;
private int lapsDriven;
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
public void charge() {
barCount = MAX_BARS;
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return barCount == 0;
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
return MAX_BARS == barCount;
}
public void drive() {
drive(1);
}
public void drive(int laps) {
int newBarCount=barCount-laps;
if(newBarCount<0)
throw new illegalArgumentException("No bars");
lapsDriven += laps;
barCount = newBarCount;
}
}
1 Answer
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsI believe you need an uppercase "i" for illegalArgumentException
so that it looks like this: IllegalArgumentException
Remember this: 99% of the time classes are named starting with a uppercase character.
Since IllegalArgumentException
is a class, it should start with an uppercase letter.
~Alex
Antony Aloysius
Courses Plus Student 1,282 PointsAntony Aloysius
Courses Plus Student 1,282 PointsThanks..
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsAlexander Davison
65,469 PointsIf this has helped, please provide a "Best Answer" so that this question will have a green check mark next to it in the Community. Thank you :)