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Start your free trialSoumyadeep Mukhopadhyay
1,772 PointsProblem in Workspace
Here is my Snapshot - https://w.trhou.se/6p6iqi1a51 It says error - '}' expected in line 35 when my program is completely fine.
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:35: error: missing return statement
}
^
1 error
Treet.java
package com.teamtreehouse;
import java.util.Date;
public class Treet implements Comparable {
private String mAuthor;
private String mDescription;
private Date mCreationDate;
public Treet(String author, String description, Date creationDate)
{
mAuthor = author;
mDescription = description;
mCreationDate = creationDate;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return String.format(": \"%s\" by %s on %s",mDescription,mAuthor,mCreationDate);
}
@Override
public int compareTo(Object obj) {
if (obj instanceof Treet) {
Treet other = (Treet) obj;
if(equals(other)) {
return 0;
}
int dateCmp = mCreationDate.compareTo(other.mCreationDate);
if (dateCmp == 0) {
return mDescription.compareTo(other.mDescription);
}
return dateCmp;
}
}
public String getAuthor() {
return mAuthor;
}
public String getDescription() {
return mDescription;
}
public Date getCreationDate() {
return mCreationDate;
}
public String[] getWords() {
return mDescription.toLowerCase().split("[^\\w@#']+");
}
}
Example.java
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Arrays;
import com.teamtreehouse.Treet;
public class Example{
public static void main(String[] args){
Treet treet = new Treet("Soumyadeep","bleh bleh BLLLEEHHHHHH", new Date(1434813953000L));
Treet secondTreet = new Treet("journeytocode",
"@treehouse makes learning Java sooooo fun! #treet",
new Date(1421878767000L));
System.out.printf("There is a new Treet: %s. %n",treet);
System.out.println("The words are: ");
for (String word: treet.getWords()) {
System.out.println(word);
Treet[] treets = {treet, secondTreet};
Arrays.sort(treets);
for (Treet exampleTreet: treets) {
System.out.println(exampleTreet);
}
}
}
}
1 Answer
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 PointsHi there.
In your workspace you need one more return statement in your compareTo method of your Treet class. You need to return a "falsey" value.
Try
return 0;
Before the final closing brace of your compareTo() method.
Soumyadeep Mukhopadhyay
1,772 PointsSoumyadeep Mukhopadhyay
1,772 PointsThank you, sir. My problem was solved.