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C# C# Objects Methods Methods

Posted by <noob />
<noob />
17,062 Points

question about something that im not fully understand

why in this code we chose to use TongueLength instead of the lowercased tonguelength?

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Frog
    {
        public readonly int TongueLength;

        public Frog(int tongueLength)
        {
            TongueLength = tongueLength;
        }

        public bool EatFly(int distanceToFly)
        {
            bool check = distanceToFly <= TongueLength;
            return check;
        }
    }
}
Frog.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Frog
    {
        public readonly int TongueLength;

        public Frog(int tongueLength)
        {
            TongueLength = tongueLength;
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The "TongueLength" (capital "T") is the name of the field stored in the class instance. The "tongueLength" (little "t") is a parameter that is passed to the constructor and only exists until the constructor finishes. That's why it's copied to the field inside the constructor so it can be accessed later.