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Java Java Objects Delivering the MVP Forum

Solomon Asiedu-Ofei Jnr
Solomon Asiedu-Ofei Jnr
1,015 Points

STUCK FOR A WHOLE DAY ON CHALLENGE TASK 4 OF 4 java objects

I keep getting an error saying my constructs are wrong. PLEASE HELP

Forum.java
public class Forum {
  private String topic;

  public Forum (String topic) {
   this.topic = topic(); 
  }

  public String getTopic() {
    return topic;
  }



  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
    System.out.printf("A new post in %s topic from %s %s about %s is available",
            topic,
            post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
            post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
            post.getTitle()
    );
  }


}
User.java
public class User {

  private String firstName;
  private String lastName;

  public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
    this.firstName = firstName();
    this.lastName = lastName();

  }

 public String getFirstName() {
   return firstName;
 }

  public String getLastName() {
    return lastName;
  }

}
ForumPost.java
public class ForumPost {
  private User author;
  private String title;
  private String description;

  public ForumPost(User author, String title, String description) {
   this.author = author();
    this.title = title();
    this.description = description();
  }

  public User getAuthor() {
    return author;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return title;
  }

  public String getDescription() {
    return description;
  }
}
Main.java
public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Beginning forum example");
    if (args.length < 2) {
      System.out.println("Usage: java Main <first name> <last name>");
      System.err.println("<first name> and <last name> are required");
      System.exit(1);
    }

    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    // TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
    User author = new User(args[0], args[1]);
    // TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "asdf", "ASDF");
    forum.addPost(post);


  }

}

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points

The issue is the parenthesis () you use in lines like this:

this.topic = topic(); 

The parenthesis tells Java you want to call a method, but topic is not a method. It's just a String parameter. The same goes for all of your other assignments in all of the other constructors. The parenthesis does not belong. If you remove them like this:

this.topic = topic;

From all of your constructors then your code will work.