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fernandocompres
Courses Plus Student 836 Pointspublic boolean isFullyCharged(){while(!isFullyCharged){mBarCount++;} return isFullyCharged();
the compiler is giving an error. what I'm making wrong with this part of the program thk guys
public class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_ENERGY_BARS = 8;
private String mColor;
private int mBarsCount;
public GoKart(String color) {
mColor = color;
mBarsCount = 0;
}
public String getColor() {
return mColor;
}
public void charge() {
mBarsCount = MAX_ENERGY_BARS;
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return mBarsCount == 0;
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
// charge == false;
while( !isFullyCharged()){ mBarsCount++;} return isFullyCharged();
}
}
3 Answers
jcorum
71,830 PointsYou don't need to return anything, so the return type should be void and there should be no return statement. Further, you shouldn't change the name of the method. The rest is fine:
public void charge() {
while (!isFullyCharged()) {
mBarsCount++;
}
}
Aaron Kaye
10,948 PointsYou should try and follow what the loop isFullyCharged would do. You are never returning a boolean but you are probably getting a stack overflow. It sounds like you should be checking if the battery is fully charged, not trying to charge it. Look at the isBatteryEmpty() method for a clue!
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsIt seems you are recursively calling the isFullyCharged function within isFullyCharged leading to an infinite loop that will lead to a stack overflow.