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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Strings and Chars

Posted by anthony fontes
anthony fontes
12,405 Points

stuck on part 2 of code challenge on strings and chars

do i have to alter any of the public methods to check the value of mHand?

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
    private String mHand;

    public ScrabblePlayer() {
        mHand = "";
    }

    public String getHand() {
       return mHand;
    }

    public void addTile(char tile) {
        // Adds the tile to the hand of the player
          mHand += tile;
    }

    public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
       return false;
    }
}

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

No you don't. Try calling the indexOf() method on mHand. Pass the tile to the method and if the tile is in mHand the method will return its index, which will be 0 or greater, otherwise it will return -1. Use an if-else statement to check this return value and based on that return true or false.

anthony fontes
anthony fontes
12,405 Points

Thanks! it works