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Start your free trialKiran Varma
2,861 PointsLooks like i am passing wrong parameters, not sure what is wrong...
Looks like i am passing wrong parameters to the constructor, not sure what is wrong...could someone please check..
Thanks
public class ForumPost {
private User mAuthor;
private String mTitle;
private String mDescription;
public ForumPost (User author, String title, String description) {
mAuthor = author;
mTitle = title;
mDescription = description;
}
public User getAuthor() {
return mAuthor;
}
public String getTitle() {
return mTitle;
}
public String getDescription() {
return mDescription;
}
// TODO: We need to expose the description
}
public class User {
private String mFirstName;
private String mLastName;
public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
// TODO: Set the private fields here
mFirstName = firstName;
mLastName = lastName;
}
public String getFirstName() {
return mFirstName;
}
public String getLastName() {
return mLastName;
}
}
public class Forum {
private String mTopic;
public Forum (String topic) {
mTopic = topic;
}
public String getTopic() {
return mTopic;
}
public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
System.out.printf("New post from %s %s about %s.\n",
post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
post.getTitle());
}
}
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Starting forum example...");
if (args.length < 2) {
System.out.println("first and last name are required. eg: java Example Craig Dennis");
}
Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
//Take the first two elements passed args
User author = new User("Craig", "Dennis");
//Add the author, title and description
ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "title","desc");
forum.addPost(post);
}
}
1 Answer
Kiran Varma
2,861 PointsI figured out the answer now...
In example class, i was using wrong parameters for User.
Wrong: User author = new User("Craig", "Dennis");
Correct: User author = new User(args[0], args[1]);
That's it. Hope it helps someone..
Loris D'Antonio
Courses Plus Student 10,155 PointsLoris D'Antonio
Courses Plus Student 10,155 PointsGlad to see that you have figured it out by yourself
Good job ;)