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Java Java Objects Delivering the MVP Applying a Discount Code

Mark Cronin
Mark Cronin
871 Points

I'm stuck.

I've been trying this problem for an hour and I can't figure out why I keep getting errors. Can someone please help?

Order.java
public class Order {
  private String itemName;
  private int priceInCents;
  private String discountCode;

  private String normalizeDiscountCode(String discountCode) {
    this.discountCode = discountCode.toUpperCase();
    return discountCode;
  }



  public Order(String itemName, int priceInCents) {
    this.itemName = itemName;
    this.priceInCents = priceInCents;
  }

  public String getItemName() {
    return itemName;
  }

  public int getPriceInCents() {
    return priceInCents;
  }

  public String getDiscountCode() {
    return discountCode;
  }

  public void applyDiscountCode(String normalizeDiscountCode) {
    this.discountCode = normalizeDiscountCode(discountCode);
  }
}
Example.java
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // This is here just for example use cases.

    Order order = new Order(
            "Yoda PEZ Dispenser",
            600);

    // These are valid.  They are letters and the $ character only
    order.applyDiscountCode("abc");
    order.getDiscountCode(); // ABC

    order.applyDiscountCode("$ale");
    order.getDiscountCode(); // $ALE


    try {
      // This will throw an exception because it contains numbers
      order.applyDiscountCode("ABC123");
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
      System.out.println(iae.getMessage());  // Prints "Invalid discount code"
    }
    try {
      // This will throw as well, because it contains a symbol.
      order.applyDiscountCode("w@w");
    }catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
      System.out.println(iae.getMessage());  // Prints "Invalid discount code"
    }

  }
}

1 Answer

Rebekah Smith
Rebekah Smith
7,263 Points

I didn't look at the class you're taking so I'm not sure about the expected behavior (for instance, looks like you're expecting some exceptions). But here's some code that needs fixing:

  public void applyDiscountCode(String normalizeDiscountCode) {
    this.discountCode = normalizeDiscountCode(discountCode);
  }

The argument provided for normalizeDiscountCode when you call applyDiscountCode() is being ignored. the parameter should be "discountCode" instead of "normalizeDiscountCode".