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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Overload Methods

Posted by Jason Annand
Jason Annand
Courses Plus Student 1,365 Points

update method body to handle new parameter???

i am confused how to update the method body to utilize the new parameter lapsToGo

GoKart.java 
class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  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(int lapsToGo) {
    lapsDriven++;
    barCount--;
  }
}

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

Currently the method simply increase lapsDriven by one, and decrease barCount by one. The challenge is to change the method such that those variables are increased/decreased by the numbers of laps passed into the function.

So if lapsToGo contains the number 5 lapsDriven should be increased by 5, and barCount should be decreased by 5.

Jason Annand
Jason Annand
Courses Plus Student 1,365 Points

thank you i worked it out not long after i posted the question...many thanks