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Mark Palmer
1,482 PointsLost on this one....
Method Overloading exercise part 2, the prompt is telling me Create a new method named drive that accepts no arguments. It should call the newer drive method passing in a 1 for the default. I made a bit of progress and the check work directive states: In your new drive method make sure you call the drive method that takes an int. Pass it a 1, since thats the default. Well i dont know how to get that part done, it seems anywhere i put a 1 doesnt work. Any direction would be appreciated, ive spent waaaaaay too long on this one.
class GoKart {
public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
public static final int MAX_LAPS =3;
private String color;
private int barCount;
private int lapsDriven;
public GoKart(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
public void charge() {
barCount = MAX_BARS;
}
public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
return barCount == 0;
}
public boolean isFullyCharged() {
return MAX_BARS == barCount;
}
public void drive() {
lapCount = MAX_LAPS;
}
public void drive (int lapCount) {
lapCount += lapsDriven;
barCount -= MAX_BARS;
}
}
1 Answer
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsYour new drive() method that takes no parameters still needs to call the modified one that does. The default of 1 will simply be passed to it as the parameter. The parameter-less version doesn't need to do anything other than call the revised one.
Also, the revised one you did for task 1 isn't valid, even though the "check work" mechanism said it passed. Issues it has:
- the lapsDriven should be increased by the lapCount, not vice-versa
- The barCount should be reduced by just the lapCount
Update: I sent a notice to the support staff about the challenge accepting invalid code.
Mark Palmer
1,482 PointsMark Palmer
1,482 PointsThanks Steven, I was able to clear it up today with a fresh mind and your advice :)