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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Scrabble Tiles

Wan Nor Adzahari Wan Tajuddin
Wan Nor Adzahari Wan Tajuddin
2,438 Points
Posted by Wan Nor Adzahari Wan Tajuddin
Wan Nor Adzahari Wan Tajuddin
2,438 Points

What does it mean when it says "try returning the result of the expression"

I don't understand what the questions wants. Please help. Take a look at my code if there's any mistakes on my part.

ScrabblePlayer.java 
public class ScrabblePlayer {
  // A String representing all of the tiles that this player has
  private String tiles;

  public ScrabblePlayer() {
    tiles = "";
  }

  public String getTiles() {
    return tiles;
  }

  public void addTile(char tile) {
    // TODO: Add the tile to tiles
    tiles += tile;
  }

  public boolean hasTile(char tile) {
    // TODO: Determine if user has the tile passed in
    boolean hadTile = tiles.indexOf(tile) > 0;
    if (hadTile) {
    return true;
    } else {
      return false;
      }
  }

}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,995 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,995 Points

Just return the expression result instead of storing it.

The challenge says, "I'd like you to practice returning the result of the expression that uses the index of a char in a String." So instead of copying the result of your expression into a new boolean variable, and then testing that to determine what to return, just return the result of your expression directly. This will compact your code down to a single line.