Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Class Review

Robert Zaharia
PLUS
Robert Zaharia
Courses Plus Student 579 Points
Posted by Robert Zaharia
Robert Zaharia
Courses Plus Student 579 Points

Hi !I have to create a constructor with those parameters& I don't find the compilation error ! Can you help me ,please ?

...

com/example/BlogPost.java 
package com.example;
import java.util.Date;

public class BlogPost {
private String mAuthor;
  private String mTitle;
  private String mCategory;
  private String mBody;
  private Date mCreationDate;}
   BlogPost(String mAuthor , String mTitle , String mCategory,String mBody , new mCreationDate() );
Steven Morimoto
Steven Morimoto
Courses Plus Student 1,836 Points
Steven Morimoto
Steven Morimoto
Courses Plus Student 1,836 Points

Hi Robert,

What I'd try is first:

1) make the BlogPost constructor access modifier public ex. public BlogPost() 2) I'd then make the variables in the constructor's argument without the "m" ex. String Author, String Title, etc 3) in the parameter of the constructor, I'd then set the above variables = to their "m" counterparts ex. Author = mAuthor; Title = mTitle; etc

That's what I would do. Let me know if this works.

Good luck,

Steve

2 Answers

Caleb Kleveter
MOD
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

Steven Morimoto was correct in his comment above. Here is what the constructor should look like:

public BlogPost(String author, String title, String category, String body, Date creationDate) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mTitle = title;
    mCategory = category;
    mBody = body;
    mCreationDate = creationDate;
}