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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Type Casting

Method casts object to string but still yields error message.

Can anyone give me a hint of what I am doing wrong here?

com/example/BlogPost.java
package com.example;

import java.util.Date;

public class BlogPost {
    private String mAuthor;
    private String mTitle;
    private String mBody;
    private String mCategory;
    private Date mCreationDate;

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

  public String getTitleFromObject(Object obj) {
    if (obj instanceof String) {
      return (String) obj;
    } else {
      return "";
    }
  }

  public String getAuthor() {
      return mAuthor;
    }

    public String getTitle() {
      return mTitle;
    }

    public String getBody() {
      return mBody;
    }

    public String getCategory() {
      return mCategory;
    }

    public Date getCreationDate() {
      return mCreationDate;
    }
}
TypeCastChecker.java
import com.example.BlogPost;

public class TypeCastChecker {
  /***************
  I have provided 2 hints for this challenge.
  Change `false` to `true` in one line below, then click the "Check work" button to see the hint.
  NOTE: You must set all the hints to false to complete the exercise.
  ****************/
  public static boolean HINT_1_ENABLED = false;
  public static boolean HINT_2_ENABLED = false;

  public static String getTitleFromObject(Object obj) {
    // Fix this result variable to be the correct string.
    String result = "";
    return result;
  }
}

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points

You are modifying the wrong file:

I've included BlogPost.java for your reference only

That is a quote taken from the challenge text, you are meant to change the getTitleFromObject method that exists within the TypeCastChecker.java file, you are not meant to touch the BlogPost.java file at all.

If you move the getTitleFromObject method you have created in the BlogPost.java file and replace the getTitleFromObject method that is already defined there, then you should be able to pass the first task. As the code you have written looks correct.

Isaiah Marin
Isaiah Marin
11,971 Points

Hi Iver, you had the right idea. But you have put the function in the wrong file. In fact the method has already been made for you in "TypeCastChecker.java".

import com.example.BlogPost;

public class TypeCastChecker {
  /***************
  I have provided 2 hints for this challenge.
  Change `false` to `true` in one line below, then click the "Check work" button to see the hint.
  NOTE: You must set all the hints to false to complete the exercise.
  ****************/
  public static boolean HINT_1_ENABLED = false;
  public static boolean HINT_2_ENABLED = false;

  public static String getTitleFromObject(Object obj) {
    // Fix this result variable to be the correct string.
    String result = "";
    if ( obj instanceof String )
    {
      return (String) obj;
    }
    else
    {
      return result;
    }
  }
}