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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating New Objects

Not sure how to do this....

When i try to run it i get an error saying that the public class GoKart needs to be declared in a file named GoKart.java , the thing is, i cant make a new file because this is part of one of the challenges

Example.java
public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");

    }
}
public class Gokart{
  public  String mColor;

  public Gokart(String color){
  mColor = color;
  }
    public String getColor(){
      return mColor;

   }
}

2 Answers

Ian Hattendorf
Ian Hattendorf
7,715 Points

This question isn't asking you to create the class, it's only asking for you to create a new instance of a GoKart (the class is defined somewhere else). You create a new object with the new keyword, so it should look something like this:

public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
        GoKart goKart = new GoKart("red");
    }
}
boog690
boog690
8,987 Points

This challenge wants you to create an INSTANCE of GoKart in the main method. For example, we create an instance of the object String with:

String someString = "This is an example.";

Try to create an instance of GoKart here.