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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Add a Constructor

Charles Harpke
Charles Harpke
33,986 Points
Posted by Charles Harpke
Charles Harpke
33,986 Points

Challenge 2 of 3

Encountering the following error in my code:

Bummer! Ensure that you assign the value passed into the constructor to this.color

GoKart.java 
public class GoKart {
  private String Color = "red";

  // public constructor here
  public GoKart(String color) {
    this.Color = color;
  }

  public String getColor() {
    return Color;
  }
}

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points

The code you're given at the start already has a field named "color", not "Color". Changing it causes the challenge to fail. Starting variable name with a lowercase letter, not a capital letter is the proper convention anyway.

Matthew Morales
Matthew Morales
36,545 Points
Matthew Morales
Matthew Morales
36,545 Points

I passed the challenge with this

public class GoKart { private String Color;

public GoKart(String color) { this.color = color; }

public String getColor() { return color; } }