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6,495 Pointsim on the last part of the remaining tries code but keep getting an error
not sure why im getting this error ive checked if anything is spelled wrong but cant see anything maybe im missing something.
Hangman.java:7: error: cannot find symbol
while (game.getRemainingTries > 0){
^
symbol: variable getRemainingTries
location: variable game of type Game
Hangman.java-
Prompter prompter = new Prompter(game);
while (game.getRemainingTries > 0){
prompter.displayProgress();
prompter.promptForGuess();
}
Game.java -
public int getRemainingTries(){
return MAX_MISSES - misses.length();
}
Prompter.java-
`public void displayProgress(){
System.out.printf("You have %d tries to try and solve: %s%n",
game.getRemainingTries(),
game.getCurrentProgress());
}
1 Answer
Tony Gemenie
3,781 PointsHey man take a closer look at your while statement. What you're trying to do is call a method from game without actually calling it.
christopher allen
6,495 Pointschristopher allen
6,495 PointsgetRemainingTries is supposed to be a method though so how could i make it a variable? do i store the return value inside the method as a variable?
christopher allen
6,495 Pointschristopher allen
6,495 Pointsnevermind i get what you are saying thanks for the help!