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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Storing Guesses

David Barnes
David Barnes
919 Points

"java.lang.Interger res8 = -1"?

Why does res8 equal -1 when we input into the repl: "example.indexOf('z');"?

3 Answers

Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,467 Points

Hey David,

that is the value that is returned if the char that you looked for was not found in the String. So, it's saying that z could not be found in your example string.

David Barnes
David Barnes
919 Points

Oh so the method returns a "-1" when the letter does not appear in "Hello" as a way of returning false?

David Barnes
David Barnes
919 Points

Thank you Rob. It's encouraging to know I'm on the right track.