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7,346 PointsNot getting my mistake.........
Hey there i have solve this problem but still i'm getting Bummer! "Make sure you add a private String field to the User class named firstName". Please help me to understand the 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;
}
private Forum(String topic){
this.topic = topic;
}
/* Uncomment this when you are prompted to do so
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 {
private String mFirstName;
private String mLastName;
public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
mFirstName = firstName;
mLastName = lastName;
}
private void setFirstName(String firstName) {
mFirstName = firstName;
}
public void setLastName(String lastName) {
mLastName = lastName;
}
public String getFirstName() {
return mFirstName;
}
public String getLastName() {
return mLastName;
}
}
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 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);
}
/* Uncomment this when prompted
Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
// TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
User author = new User();
// TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
ForumPost post = new ForumPost();
forum.addPost(post);
// */
}
}
1 Answer
sradms0
Treehouse Project Reviewer private void setFirstName(String firstName) {
mFirstName = firstName;
}
This being private might be causing this. Change it to public.