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Yoeuth Yen
9,808 PointsIs there a bug issue on task 4?
I keep getting an error message saying the arguments passed to User author = new User("John", "Smith") is not right. However, the preview output clearly shows it went through. Is anyone encountering the same problem and if so, is there a solution?
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Beginning forum example");
if (args.length < 2) {
System.out.println("Usage: java Main <first name> <last name>");
System.err.println("<first name> and <last name> are required");
System.exit(1);
}
Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
// TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
User author = new User("John", "Smith");
// TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "Ceo", "Working in a workplace");
forum.addPost(post);
}
}
1 Answer
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi there,
No, there's not a bug. If you read through the comments within the code, you'll see mention of the args array. That is the parameter that the main method receives when the code is first started. So, the name you are looking for is passed in by the user of the code at the outset of the program.
The args is an array of string objects. Your firstName is the first element of the array (args[0]) and the second element is lastName, (args[1]). So, pass those two elements into the User object. Rather than "John", "Smith", send in this:
User author = new User(args[0], args[1]);
I hope that makes sense!
Steve.
Yoeuth Yen
9,808 PointsYoeuth Yen
9,808 PointsThanks. This helps a lot.
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsSteve Hunter
57,712 PointsNo problem!
