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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Increment and Decrement

John Carr
John Carr
1,921 Points
Posted by John Carr
John Carr
1,921 Points

What is the shorthand increment that I am missing?

I do not understand where I am going wrong when it comes to the shorthand increments. I must be missing something else.

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String color;
  private int barCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return color;
  }

  public void charge() {
    barCount = MAX_BARS;
  }

  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return barCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return MAX_BARS == barCount;
  }
  private int lapsDriven;{
   }
  public void drive(); {
     += 1;
    wasDriven = true;
  }

}

1 Answer

Alexis Beliveau
Alexis Beliveau
8,029 Points
Alexis Beliveau
Alexis Beliveau
8,029 Points

Your drive method is void, it does not return anything. Also, the short hand increment would be lapsDriven++; ++ for increment and -- for decrements. (: