Now let's add a private uninitialized field to store the current number of energy bars. Name it mBarsCount.

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Now let's add a private uninitialized field to store the current number of energy bars. Name it mBarsCount. Initialize it to zero in the constructor.
I have been stuck on this challenge for a little while now, I have watched the video quite a few times but still have been unable to complete the challenge.

aakarshrestha · Answer

This is how it should be:
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor;
  public final static int BATTERY_BAR = 8; //Constant variable
  private int mBarsCount = 0; //variable assigned value 0
  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
  }
  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
  public void charge() {
    mBarsCount = BATTERY_BAR; //assigning value of the constact variable
  }
}
Hope it helps!
Happy coding!!!

Justin Kraft · Answer

Uninitialized means that the variable to define is not assigned a value.  This can be seen in the code below.  Instead, we assign a default value of 0 when an object of this class is instantiated.
public class GoKart {
  private String mColor;
  public static final int MAXENERGYBARS = 8;
  private int mBarsCount;
  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }
  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  } 
}

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Now let's add a private uninitialized field to store the current number of energy bars. Name it mBarsCount.

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