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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Wrapping up

John Bergandino
John Bergandino
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Stuck on Final Task of Java Objects

I'm stuck on the final task of this last challenge. Can someone look at my code and tell me what I'm doing wrong? The error says it needs "user, string, string" but it is getting "string, string, string". Thanks.

ForumPost.java
public class ForumPost {
  private User mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mDescription;

  public ForumPost(User author, String title, String description) {
    mAuthor = author;
    title = mTitle;
    mDescription = description;
  }

  public String getDescription() {
    return mDescription;
  }

  public User getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }

  // TODO: We need to expose the description
}
User.java
public class User {

  private String mFirstName;
  private String mLastName;

  public String getFirstName() {
    return mFirstName;
  }

  public String getLastName() {
    return mLastName;
  }

  public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
    // TODO:  Set the private fields here
    mFirstName = firstName;
    mLastName = lastName;

  }
}
Forum.java
public class Forum {
  private String mTopic;

  public String getTopic() {
      return mTopic;
  }

  public Forum(String topic) {
    mTopic = topic;
  }

  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
      //When all is ready uncomment this...
      System.out.printf("New post from %s %s about %s.\n",
                         post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
                         post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
                         post.getTitle());

  }
}
Example.java
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Starting forum example...");
    if (args.length < 2) {
       System.out.println("first and last name are required. eg:  java Example Craig Dennis");
    }

    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    // Take the first two elements passed args
    User author = new User("John", "B");
    // Add the author, title and description
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost(User.getFirstName() , "Test", "Hello");
    forum.addPost(post);
  }
}

2 Answers

Hi,

in the User class constructor, the instruction tells you to use the passed in args. In the ForumPost constructor, you need to use the object of type "User" as your first param.

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Starting forum example...");
    if (args.length < 2) {
       System.out.println("first and last name are required. eg:  java Example Craig Dennis");
    }
   Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    // Take the first two elements passed args
   User author = new User(args[0],args[1]);
    // Add the author, title and description
   ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "DSF", "DSFA");
    forum.addPost(post);
  }
}

Were you able to complete the code challenge? If not, let me know how I can help!