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Siu KWAN Yuen
Courses Plus Student 2,898 PointssetCycleCount() getKeyFrames()
Craig used both of the methods to update the field of Timeline instance. However, when Craig set the cycleCount, he used a set method, while Craig set the keyFrame, he updates the field by getting the reference of the KeyFrames and passing the new value into the reference.
From my observation in this course, adding value to fields by getting the reference and updating the reference is rare in Java, but since the Java FX course begin, this approach became very common.
Is there a guideline for adopting the correct approach? (for example, can I set the cycleCount by getCycleCount.add(.....) ? )
1 Answer
Siu KWAN Yuen
Courses Plus Student 2,898 Pointsprivate Timeline timeline
timeline.setCycleCount(kind.getTotalSeconds)
// "kind.getTotalSecond" is a method defined by Craig and just consider it as an int.
timeline.getKeyFrames(new KeyFrame(Duration.second(1), ........)
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsCaleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsThat is a very good question Siu. I am not very fluent in Java, and I am not familiar with the language guidelines, so I am not sure what the answer is. I hope you find your answer!