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package com.codegym.task.task05.task0510; /* Initializing cats */ public class Cat { //write your code here private String name = null; private int weight = 10; private int age = 1; private String color = "yellow"; private String address = null; public void intialize (String name){ this.name = name; weight = 5; age = 5; color = "Grey"; } public void intialize (String name, int weight, int age){ this.name = name; this.weight = weight; this.age = age; color = "white"; } public void intialize (String name, int age){ this.name = name; this.age = age; weight = 10; color = "Black"; } public void intialize (int weight, String color){ this.weight = weight; this.color = color; age = 6; } public void intialize (int weight, String color, String address){ this.weight = weight; this.color = color; this.address = address; age = 8; } public static void main(String[] args) { } }

Create a Cat class with five initializers:
- Name,
- Name, weight, age
- Name, age (standard weight)
- Weight, color (unknown name, address and age, i.e. a homeless cat)
- Weight, color, address (someone else's pet)

The initializer's job is to make the object valid.
For example, if the weight is unknown, then you need to specify some average weight.
A cat can't weigh nothing.
The same applies to age and color.
But there may or may not be a name (i.e. name might be null).
The same applies to the address (it might be null).

Requirements:

The program must not read data from the keyboard.
The Cat class must have a String variable name.
The Cat class must have an int variable age.
The Cat class must have an int variable weight.
The Cat class must have a String variable address.
The Cat class must have a String variable color.
The class must have an initialize method that takes a name as an argument, but initializes all variables except the address.
The class must have an initialize method that takes a name, weight, and age as arguments, but initializes all variables except the address.
The class must have an initialize method that takes a name and age as arguments, and initializes all variables except the address.
The class must have an initialize method that takes a weight and color as arguments, and initializes all variables except the name and address.
The class must have an initialize method that takes a weight, color, and address as arguments, but initializes all variables except the name.

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Hari

Level 8 , Worcester, United States

2 August 2020, 13:23

package com.codegym.task.task05.task0510; /* Initializing cats */ public class Cat { //write your code here private String name = null; private int weight; private int age; private String color; private String address = null; public void intialize (String name){ this.name = name; weight = 5; age = 5; color = "Grey"; } public void intialize (String name, int weight, int age){ this.name = name; this.weight = weight; this.age = age; color = "white"; } public void intialize (String name, int age){ this.name = name; this.age = age; weight = 10; color = "Black"; } public void intialize (int weight, String color){ this.weight = weight; this.color = color; age = 6; } public void intialize (int weight, String color, String address){ this.weight = weight; this.color = color; this.address = address; age = 8; }

Hari

Level 8 , Worcester, United States

2 August 2020, 13:23

I tried that before posting that did not help either

Misiu

Level 41 , Gdansk, Poland

2 August 2020, 10:56

Your cat is valid from start. Then what are initialize() methods for? Use only declarations of variables. Don't assign any values to them. Lines 11-15.

Hari

Level 8 , Worcester, United States

2 August 2020, 13:25

I tried that before posting that did not help either

Hari

Level 8 , Worcester, United States

2 August 2020, 13:28

I am getting below error Be sure that the class has an initialize method that has String, int, and int parameters. Be sure that the class has an initialize method that has String and int parameters. Be sure that the class has an initialize method that has int and String parameters. Be sure that the class has an initialize method that has int, String, and String parameters.

Misiu

Level 41 , Gdansk, Poland

2 August 2020, 13:41

solution

in-I-tialize

Hari

Level 8 , Worcester, United States

2 August 2020, 15:55

Darn!! Thank you again Misiu !