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Ranjen Naidu
2,474 PointsCurrent Progress Challenge
Bummer ! Did you forget to create the method getTileCount that accepts a char
This is what i got for the code attached . Can i know what is the problem and how to solve it.
public class ScrabblePlayer {
private String mHand;
public ScrabblePlayer() {
mHand = "";
}
public String getHand() {
return mHand;
}
public void addTile(char tile) {
// Adds the tile to the hand of the player
mHand += tile;
}
public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
return mHand.indexOf(tile) > -1;
}
public int getTileCount(){
int counting = 0;
for(char letter : mHand.toCharArray()){
int displayNum = 0;
if(mHand.indexOf(letter) >= 0){
displayNum += 1;
}
counting += displayNum;
}
return counting;
}
}
3 Answers
Ranjen Naidu
2,474 PointsThanks but actually my algorithm was wrong in a first place My understanding about the question was not clear . This will actual make the code works
public int getTileCount(char tile){
int counting = 0;
for(char letter : mHand.toCharArray()){ // get each of the character in the string[a,b,c,d,e]{
if(letter == tile){
counting++;
}
}
return counting;
}
Wendy Peralta
11,203 PointsIt seems like you forgot to add a parameter to your getTileCount method. The error message is saying getTileCount should accept a char. So it should look like:
public int getTileCount(char tile)
Natenda Manyau
3,005 PointsCan you please explain the answer above. How and when do i know when to use integers because i had completely gone astray on this question.
Wendy Peralta
11,203 PointsYou don't need to use integers for this particular question. The int in the method "public int getTileCount" is the type of variable that will be returned. (char tile) is what kind of variable the method accepts to do the work.