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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Prompting for Guesses

Eric Tang
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Eric Tang
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Posted by Eric Tang
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isHit

There is so much to learn in this one video. I'm worried i'll forget it all. There's some parts I get but some parts are a complete blur. For example, why do we declare boolean isHit = prompter.promptForGuess() when we already declared isHit in the game file. Didnt craig said not to repeat myself?

Steven Sullivan
Steven Sullivan
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Steven Sullivan
Steven Sullivan
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There is so much to learn in this one video. I'm worried i'll forget it all

You probably will, and that's okay! This is your first go around. These are fundamentals that you will only retain by practicing. I did Java Objects three times to get it embedded in my head.

For example, why do we declare boolean isHit = prompter.promptForGuess() when we already declared isHit in the game file. Didnt craig said not to repeat myself?

If I remember correctly, it's because it's declared as a different data type in the game file.

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Eric Tang
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Eric Tang
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Eric Tang
Eric Tang
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Hi Steven, I checked. It's both declared as boolean