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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Class Review

James N
James N
17,864 Points
Posted by James N
James N
17,864 Points

the code challenge doesnt detect my BlogPost constructor as a constructor!

i don't understand this... when i create my constructor, it thinks that it's a method with no return type! i don't really know how to put this into words, so i'll give you the error data:

./com/example/BlogPost.java:11: error: invalid method declaration; return type required
  public Blogpost(String author,String title,String body,String category,Date creationDate) {
         ^
1 error

and here is my code:

com/example/BlogPost.java 
package com.example;
import java.util.Date;

public class BlogPost {
  private String mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mBody;
  private String mCategory;
  private Date mCreationDate;

  public Blogpost(String author,String title,String body,String category,Date creationDate) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mTitle = title;
    mBody = body;
    mCategory = category;
    mCreationDate = creationDate;
  }
}

2 Answers

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Your class name is 'BlogPost' but your constructor is 'Blogpost'. Java is case sensitive. Try changing it to 'BlogPost' and see if that fixes it.

James N
James N
17,864 Points
James N
James N
17,864 Points

thanks for your help!

Jon Kussmann
PLUS
Jon Kussmann
Courses Plus Student 7,254 Points
Jon Kussmann
Jon Kussmann
Courses Plus Student 7,254 Points

Hi James,

Blogpost should be BlogPost like in your class declaration. I hope this helps.