Getting error on constructor

Question

Hey guys,

I'm on task 3 of 4 - Java Objects, can't clear the message error :

"Bummer! Make sure you've added a new constructor to the ForumPost class that accepts a User named author, a String named title, and another String named description."

I can't realize what's missing, how do I "accept User Strings" on the constructor?

Forum.java

public class Forum {
  private String topic;

  // TODO: add a constructor that accepts a topic and sets the private field topic
  public Forum (String topic){
    topic = "";
  }

  public String getTopic() {
    return topic;
  }


  /* Uncomment this when you are prompted to do so
  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
    System.out.printf("A new post in %s topic from %s %s about %s is available",
            topic,
            post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
            post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
            post.getTitle()
    );
  }
  */

}

User.java

public class User {
  // TODO: add private fields for firstName and lastName
  private String firstName;
  private String lastName;

  public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
    // TODO: set and add the private fields
    firstName = "";
    lastName = "";

  }

  public String getFirstName(){
    return firstName;
  }

  public String getLastName(){
    return lastName;
  }

  // TODO: add getters for firstName and lastName

}

ForumPost.java

public class ForumPost {

  private String author;
  private String title;
  private String description;

  // TODO: add a constructor that accepts the author, title and description
  public ForumPost(String author, String title, String description){
    this.author = "author";
    this.title = "title";
    this.description = "description";
  }

  public User getAuthor() {
    return author;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return title;
  }

  public String getDescription() {
    return description;
  }
}

Main.java

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Beginning forum example");
    if (args.length < 2) {
      System.out.println("Usage: java Main <first name> <last name>");
      System.err.println("<first name> and <last name> are required");
      System.exit(1);
    }
    /* Uncomment this when prompted
    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    // TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
    User author = new User();
    // TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost();
    forum.addPost(post);

// */
  }

}

Answer 1 · 2017-02-05T14:10:56Z

February 5, 2017 2:10pm

//these...
  private User mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mDescription;

 // should get the value of the parameters of this Constructor
  public ForumPost(User author, String title, String description){
   mAuthor= author;
   mTitle= title;
   mDescription= description;
  }

I havent checked the Challange yet. But i guess thats what the challange wants form you

Answer 2 · 2018-01-19T15:13:23Z

January 19, 2018 3:13pm

this worked for me:

public ForumPost(User author,String title, String description){ this.author=author ; this.title=title; this.description=discription;

}

Answer 3 · 2017-02-05T14:20:15Z

February 5, 2017 2:20pm

Effectively the problem was in the "User author" fragment. I was looking for my own thread so I don't get to bother anyone but you were faster than me.

Thank you for posting man.

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