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Ben Morse
6,068 Pointsset mType?
what am I missing? I thought I set it???
public class Spaceship {
public String mType;
public String getType() {
return mType;
}
public void setType(String type) {
mType = type;
}
public String shuttle() {
mType = "SHUTTLE";
return mType;
}
}
2 Answers
Hadas Dahan
1,213 PointsConstructor should use the name of the class and have no return type
Daniel Hartin
18,106 PointsHi Ben
Hadas is correct, I thought I would elaborate just a little.
The code challenge is asking you to firstly create a constructor, a constructor is a method that should explicitily use the name of the class as the method name so the class is called Spaceship we must create a method that is public and named Spaceship.
The constructor method is used when instantiating a class (creating a new object from the class) and is usually where any class dependent variables are passed to the object.
I have included the code below to get you through the challenge if you are still stuck
public class Spaceship {
public String mType;
public Spaceship(){
mType = "SHUTTLE";
}
public Spaceship(String shuttle){
mType = shuttle;
}
public String getType() {
return mType;
}
public void setType(String type) {
mType = type;
}
}
Hope this helps Daniel
Ben Morse
6,068 PointsThanks Daniel. I'm still a bit confused...well more like i have a question of "why"?
Why does the constructor have to use the same name as the class? What is the connection? Does it help the compiler find it faster or something?
Daniel Hartin
18,106 PointsHi Ben
The constructor is a special method, All objects have a default constructor which is used when you use the keyword new in a variable declaration. You can however create your own constructor, usually to pass in new variables or run some set-up type code You will perhaps notice that the constructor method doesn't return anything either this is because it is referring to itself, in short its the naming convention you must follow in order to make the constructor work if you name it anything else you will get a complier error as it will be expecting a return type.
Hope this helps Daniel