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Java Java Objects Delivering the MVP Forum

Ciro Abril
Ciro Abril
935 Points

I cant find the errors

I keep looking at the forums and answers but I cant get to get it right. Could someone help me with this code. Thanks

Forum.java
public class Forum {
  private String topic;

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



  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
    this.firstName = firstName;
    this.lastName = lastName;
  }
  public String  getFirstName() {
  return firstName;
  }
  // TODO: add getters for firstName and lastName
public String  getLastName() {
  return lastName;
}
}
ForumPost.java
public class ForumPost {
 public ForumPost(User author, String title, String description) {
    this.author = author;
    this.title = title;
    this.description = description;
 }

  // TODO: add a constructor that accepts the author, title and 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);
    }

    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");
    String firstName = args [0];
    String lastName = args [1];
    // TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
    User author = new User(firstName, lastName);
    // TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
    ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "Awesome", "class");
    forum.addPost(post);


  }

}
Ciro Abril
Ciro Abril
935 Points

I need the 4 task, thanks.

2 Answers

Mike Hagedon
Mike Hagedon
16,481 Points

That seems like it should work. I wonder if the script checking the code challenge isn't quite flexible enough. I was able to get it to pass by using the args elements directly as parameters to the User constructor, like so:

User author = new User(args[0], args[1]);

If that doesn't work for you, what errors are you getting?

Ciro Abril
Ciro Abril
935 Points

Thanks, I tried that and nothing, but then I added private strings to forumPost.java and it did the trick! Thanks so much for your help though!

Mike Hagedon
Mike Hagedon
16,481 Points

Oh, yeah, that'd do it. Nice debugging!