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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Strings and Chars

please i need help with my java challenge question

Can you also please help me write out the hasTile method? It should return true if the hand has the tile, and false if it doesn't. Thanks!....plz i need to know where i getting it wrong i need help

ScrabblePlayer.java
public class ScrabblePlayer {
    private String mHand;

    public ScrabblePlayer() {
        mHand = "";
    }

    public String getHand() {
       return mHand;
    }

    public void addTile(char tile) {
        // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
      mHand += tile;

    }

    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
       return false;
    }
}

3 Answers

You'll need to use the indexOf method. This method checks to see if a char is contained within a String, and returns the index (position) of the char within the String. Meaning that if the char is contained in the string, the method will return any integer >= 0. If not, it will return -1.

public class ScrabblePlayer {
    private String mHand;

    public ScrabblePlayer() {
        mHand = "";
    }

    public String getHand() {
       return mHand;
    }

    public void addTile(char tile) {
        // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
      mHand += tile;

    }

    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
         if(mHand.indexOf(tile) >= 0) {  // Checks if the tile is in the hand.
           return true; // If it is, we return true.
         } // By this point, we know that if the code reaches  below this if statement, the tile is not in the hand, so we can         return false.
       return false; 
    }
}

thanx!

Yup :P

Thanks! You also helped me out!