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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Remaining Characters

Posted by Aldrich Alviar
Aldrich Alviar
2,745 Points

twitter like application

all tweets have 140 max char

how to add a new constant to store max number of char allowed

Tweet.java 
public class Tweet {
  private String mText;

  public Tweet(String text) {
    mText = text;
  }

  public String getText() {
    return mText;
  }

}

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

constants are quite particular in definition. eg.

  public static final int MAX_CHAR = 140;

constants will tend to be public static final and be all uppercase, using underscores to break up words.