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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Throwing Exceptions

Antony Aloysius
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Antony Aloysius
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illegalArgumentException

./GoKart.java:34: error: cannot find symbol throw new illegalArgumentException("No bars"); ^ symbol: class illegalArgumentException location: class GoKart 1 error

GoKart.java
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

I 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

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