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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Computed Properties

Posted by Nkosinolwazi Moyo
Nkosinolwazi Moyo
9,588 Points

Public method returning true value

I don't know what to say here here ,have put everything in order

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;

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

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }
  public boolean isBatteryEmpty () {
    return barsCount ==0;
}
}

1 Answer

Luke Maslany
Luke Maslany
3,558 Points

Task 1: Create a new public method named isBatteryEmpty that returns true if the battery has 0 bars remaining, and false otherwise.

You need to test to see if the value of barCount is 0. If it is you would then return the boolean 'true'. If it isn't you can let the default return value be the boolean 'false'.

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