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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP For Each Loop

Daniel Schwemmlein
Daniel Schwemmlein
4,960 Points
Posted by Daniel Schwemmlein
Daniel Schwemmlein
4,960 Points

for each loops

Hey there! In this java challenge I was supposed to add a method called getTileCount that uses the for each loop and increments a counter if it matches. then I should return the count. I have an idea of how it could work but i'm still getting compiler errors. Can someone help me please?

ScrabblePlayer.java 
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 String getTileCount() {
   for (char tile : mHand.toCharArray()) {
  }
  }
}

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Daniel,

I wrote an answer for this one a while back - have a look through this post and see if that helps you out.

Steve.

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points

Since you'll be returning a count, your method should return an int, not a String.