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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Posted by gwehfromyasuh
gwehfromyasuh
1,081 Points

help with this challenge please

Not sure how or why this isnt compiling any ideas?

Tweet.java 
public class Tweet {
  private String text;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }
public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;

  public  int getRemainingCharacterCount(){
  return MAX_CHARS - mText.length;

  }

  public String getText() {
    return text;
  }

  public void setText(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }
}

2 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Chad,

Everything looks great except for a couple of things, both in your getRemainingCharacterCount() function.

  • .length is a method, and therefore needs the () after the call.
  • you are referencing a variable mText which does not exist in this code. (Maybe you mean text?)

Give is another go with those in mind.

Keep coding! :) :dizzy:

sandro mirijanashvili
sandro mirijanashvili
2,686 Points
sandro mirijanashvili
sandro mirijanashvili
2,686 Points

copy that :

public static final int MAX_CHARS = 140;

public int getRemainingCharacterCount() { return MAX_CHARS - text.length(); }