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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Prompting for Guesses

Jordan Bester
Jordan Bester
4,752 Points

my code happens to not be working...I keep getting : Hangman.java 7 cannot find symbol prompter.promptForGuess();

public class Hangman {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Enter amazing code here:
  Game game = new Game("treehouse");
  Prompter prompter = new Prompter(game);
  boolean isHit = prompter.promptForGuess();
  if (isHit) {
    System.out.println("We got a hit");
  } else {
    System.out.println("Whoops that is a miss");
  }
}

}

Can you post your code for class Prompter?

Jordan Bester
Jordan Bester
4,752 Points

import java.io.Console; public class Prompter {

private Game mGame;

public Prompter (Game game) { mGame = game; }

public boolean prompterForGuess() { Console console = System.console(); String guessAsString = console.readLine(" Enter a letter my dude: "); char guess = guessAsString.charAt(0); return mGame.applyGuess(guess); }

}

Jordan Bester
Jordan Bester
4,752 Points

Here is the Game.java code as well:

public class Game { private String mAnswer; private String mHits; private String mMisses;

public Game(String answer) { mAnswer = answer; mHits = ""; mMisses = ""; }

public boolean applyGuess(char letter) { boolean isHit = mAnswer.indexOf(letter) >= 0; if (isHit) { mHits += letter; } else { mMisses += letter; } return isHit; }

}

2 Answers

You got your call method typed incorrectly. It needs to be prompterForGuess, not promptForGuess.

Jordan Bester
Jordan Bester
4,752 Points

Wow thanks man! on the video it shows prompt. Thanks

No problem :)