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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Counting Scrabble Tiles

Sarabeth Zogg
Sarabeth Zogg
9,418 Points
Posted by Sarabeth Zogg
Sarabeth Zogg
9,418 Points

Enhanced For Loop on Character Array

INSTRUCTIONS: Now in your new method, have it return a number representing the count of tiles that match the letter that was passed in to the method.

MY CODE: private String tiles; public int getCountOfLetter (char letter){ int count = 0; char[] stringToCharArray = tiles.toCharArray(); for (char output : stringToCharArray) { if (output == letter){ count++; } } return count; }

ERROR: Bummer! Please use an enhanced for loop to cycle through each of the tiles found in tiles.toCharArray.

...WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING...? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR HELP!

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

verification can be weird. It passed for me using:

  public int getCountOfLetter (char letter){
    int count = 0; 
    //char[] stringToCharArray = tiles.toCharArray();
    for (char output : tiles.toCharArray() ) {
      if (output == letter){
        count++; 
      }
    } 
    return count; 
  }
Sarabeth Zogg
Sarabeth Zogg
9,418 Points
Sarabeth Zogg
Sarabeth Zogg
9,418 Points

Thanks. I was trying it the way you commented out also...I think that would work too.