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Start your free trialIgnacio Uriz
5,042 PointsStuck
Help please
public class Tweet {
private String text;
public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;
public int getRemainingCharacterCount (){
if (text.length() > MAX_CHAR) {
for (int i=MAX_CHAR; i<text.length(); i++) {
text += text.charAt(i);
}
}
return getRemainingCharacterCount ;
}
public Tweet(String text) {
this.text = text;
}
public String getText() {
return text;
}
public void setText(String text) {
this.text = text;
}
}
2 Answers
codebyamir
12,108 PointsHi Ignacio,
The challenge is looking for a public method that will return the remaining character count.
So this will work:
public int getRemainingCharacterCount (){
return MAX_CHAR - text.length();
}
Ignacio Uriz
5,042 PointsThanks