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Start your free trialVlad Gheorghe
1,987 PointsMy code doesn't compile (task 4)
Oddly, the error points back to earlier code:
./Forum.java:10: error: invalid method declaration; return type required public setTopic(String topic) { ^ Note: JavaTester.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details. 1 error
public class Forum {
private String topic;
// TODO: add a constructor that accepts a topic and sets the private field topic
public String getTopic() {
return topic;
}
public setTopic(String topic) {
this.topic = topic;
}
public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
System.out.printf("A new post in %s topic from %s %s about %s is available",
topic,
post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
post.getTitle()
);
}
}
public class User {
// TODO: add private fields for firstName and lastName
private String firstName = "";
private String lastName = "";
public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
// TODO: set and add the private fields
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
}
// TODO: add getters for firstName and lastName
public String getFirstName() {
return firstName;
}
public String getLastName() {
return lastName;
}
}
public class ForumPost {
private User author;
private String title;
private String description;
// TODO: add a constructor that accepts the author, title and description
public User getAuthor() {
return author;
}
public String getTitle() {
return title;
}
public String getDescription() {
return description;
}
public ForumPost (User author, String title, String description) {
this.author = author;
this.title = title;
this.description = description;
}
}
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(args[0], args[1]);
// TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "title", "description");
forum.addPost(post);
}
}
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsIt's only in the last task that the code checker actually tries to run your code for real, before then it just runs some checks where it tries to verify that your code looks correct.
The first task asks you to add a constructor to the Forum
class. But you have actually added a setter method instead.
The difference between a constructor and a regular method is that a constructor's name has to match the name of the class exactly, and it does not require a return type. If you rename the method like this:
public Forum(String topic) {
this.topic = topic;
}
Then your code will work.
Vlad Gheorghe
1,987 PointsOk so I actually had to call it public Forum. Thanks
andren
28,558 PointsOps you are right. I mixed up the name of the field variable and the class in the code example. Sorry about that. I've now edited the name to the correct one.
Vlad Gheorghe
1,987 PointsSure, I understood anyway!