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2,705 PointsKeep getting an error message that says code took too long to run
public void charge() { while (!isFullyCharged()); { mBarsCount++; } }
public class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_ENERGY_BARS = 8;
private String mColor;
private int mBarsCount;
public GoKart(String color) {
mColor = color;
mBarsCount = 0;
}
public String getColor() {
return mColor;
}
public void charge() {
while (!isFullyCharged()); {
mBarsCount++;
}
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return mBarsCount == 0;
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
return mBarsCount == MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
}
}
2 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherWoops! You have a semicolon that's run amok! Apparently it's causing an endless loop or something equally dubious.
while (!isFullyCharged()); { //remove the semicolon between the method call and the curly brace
If you remove that semicolon, your code passes! Happy coding!
catherine paris
2,705 PointsThank you it worked!!!