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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Handling Exceptions

Protect the call to kart.drive by handling the IllegalArgumentException that is thrown when not enough battery remains.

I can't find what is wrong with my code!

Example.java
class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
    if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
      System.out.println("The battery is empty");
    }
  }
    try { 
      kart.drive(42);
    System.out.println("There is enough battery to use.");  
  } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
    System.out.println("Not enough battery remains.");
  }
}
GoKart.java
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private int barCount;
  private String color;
  private int lapsDriven;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }

  public void drive() {
    drive(1);
  }

  public void drive(int laps) {
    if (laps > barCount) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough battery remains");
    }
    lapsDriven += laps;
    barCount -= laps;
  }

}

2 Answers

michaelcodes
michaelcodes
5,604 Points

Hi there! Just a simple issue with the placement of your curly braces }

class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
    if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
      System.out.println("The battery is empty");
    }
 // <--- There was a closing curly brace placed here 
    try { 
      kart.drive(42);
    System.out.println("There is enough battery to use.");  
  } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
    System.out.println("Not enough battery remains.");
  }
}

} //<--- That needed to be here 

Take care! and happy coding :)

Thanks a lot! Sometimes the simplest thing seems to be a major one!!!