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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Method Signatures

what should I do ,I am really confused

help

GoKart.java
public class GoKart {
  public static final int MAX_BARS = 8;
  private String mColor;
  private int mBarsCount;

  public GoKart(String color) {
    mColor = color;
    mBarsCount = 0;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return mColor;
  }

  public void drive(int laps) {
    // Other driving code omitted for clarity purposes
    mBarsCount -= laps;

  }

  public void charge() {
    while (!isFullyCharged()) {
      mBarsCount++;
    }



  public boolean isBatteryEmpty() {
    return mBarsCount == 0;
  }

  public boolean isFullyCharged() {
    return mBarsCount == MAX_BARS;
  }

}

2 Answers

Clayton Perszyk
MOD
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,850 Points

You want to create another public void function named drive that doesn't take any arguments; within that function you call the original drive method, passing in the number 1 as the argument for laps. Because the new function has a different method signature, it won't conflict with the original function. Here's a link to the wikipedia page for method signatures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_signature#Method_signature

Eric De Wildt
PLUS
Eric De Wildt
Courses Plus Student 13,077 Points

Basically two methods that have the same name but do different things are not the same. Like twins, they are the same in a lot of ways but they do different things at different moments in time and space so they are not the same.