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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Storing Guesses

Posted by Bryan Castillo
Bryan Castillo
2,484 Points

Problem with jshell. I open my game.java file and it says attempted to use class Game which cant be instanciat

class Game { private String answer;

public Game(String answer) { this.answer = answer; hits = ""; misses = ""; }

public boolean applyGuess(char letter) { boolean isHit = answer.indexOf(letter) != -1; if (isHit) { hits+= letter; } else { misses += letter; } return isHit; }

}

Bryan Castillo
Bryan Castillo
2,484 Points

I feel as if I'm failing to do something with jshell. it says this error jshell> Game game = new Game("treehouse");
| attempted to use class Game which cannot be instanciated or its methods i nvoked until variable hits, and variable misses are declared

Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points
Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points

Can you show us your code? You can either send us a snapshot of your workspace (Little icon in the upper right hand corner when you have your code open) .

Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points
Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points

You missed the ints: hits and answer variables.

Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points
Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya
1,912 Points

Mark, try pasting this in the Game.java (It could help you):

class Game{
  private String answer;
  private String hits;
  private String misses;

  public Game(String answer) {
  this.answer = answer;
    hits = "";
    misses = "";
  }
  public boolean applyGuess(char letter) {
  boolean isHit = answer.indexOf(letter) != -1;
  if (isHit) {
   hits += letter;
  }else {
    misses += letter;
    }
  return isHit; 
    }
  }