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Matthew Maslow
454 Pointsconstant variable
It keeps saying there is something wrong with my constant variable (MAX_BARS) and I have no idea what I could have done wrong.
class GoKart {
public final int MAX_BARS = 8;
private String color;
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
}
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Rick Gleitz
47,836 PointsHi Matthew,
To have MAX_BARS accessible from the class level, you need to also use the keyword "static." Hope this helps.