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Java

Posted by franksteff
franksteff
Courses Plus Student 1,168 Points

Try and Catch doesn't work

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
    try{
      if(kart.isBatteryEmpty())
      System.out.println("The battery is empty!");
      }catch(IllegalArgumentException iae) {
      System.out.printf("%s \n", iae.getMessage());
      kart.drive(42);
        }
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,695 Points

the code you want to test should be inside the try block. It looks like you're expecting an IllegalArgumentException when the method call inside try doesn't have an argument. Are you able to post a URL to the the video or challenge this is related to?

franksteff
franksteff
Courses Plus Student 1,168 Points

her is the url https://teamtreehouse.com/library/java-objects-2/harnessing-the-power-of-objects/handling-exceptions

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,695 Points

it accepts:

class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GoKart kart = new GoKart("purple");
    if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
      System.out.println("The battery is empty");
    }    
    try {
        kart.drive(42); //THIS IS THE METHOD THAT COULD THROW THE EXCEPTION
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae)
    {
        System.out.println(iae.getMessage());
    }
  }
}