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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Wrapping up

john specter
john specter
1,025 Points

wrapping things up in java object is giving me a though time- need help

plz i would need your help to pass this challange

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

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

  public User getAuthor() {
    return mAuthor;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return mTitle;
  }
  public String getDescription(){
    return mDescription;
  }
  // TODO: We need to expose the description
}
User.java
public class User {
  private String mFirstName;
  private String mLastName;

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

  public String getFirstName(){
    return mFirstName;
  }

  public String getLastName(){
    return mLastName;
  }
}
Forum.java
public class Forum {
  private String mTopic;

  public Forum (String Topic){
    mTopic= Topic;
  }
  public String getTopic() {
      return mTopic;
  }

  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {

      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(args[0],args[1]);
    // Add the author, title and description
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author,"awsome","i have finished");
    forum.addPost(post);
  }
}

2 Answers

Anthony Mikhail
Anthony Mikhail
9,942 Points

In your constructor for the ForumPost class, you are not initializing the member variables properly. your code states : description = mDescription;

by doing that you are assigning the description variable reference to the mDescription variable, which is currently null. change it to: mDescription = description;

Obviously do this for all member variables, not only description.

john specter
john specter
1,025 Points

thanks!! I appreciate!