Can't figure out the last part

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In the final part where we are given weight, address, and color and told to initialize everything except name, I can't get it to accept.

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.

package com.codegym.task.task05.task0510; /* Initializing cats */ public class Cat { String name; int age=3; int weight; String address; String color; public void initialize(String name){ this.name = name; this.age = 3; this.weight = 3; this.color = "white"; } public void initialize(String name, int weight, int age){ this.name = name; this.weight = weight; this.age = age; this.color = "white"; } public void initialize(String name, int age){ this.name = name; this.age = age; } public void initialize(int weight, String color){ this.weight = weight; this.color = color; this.age = 3; } public void initialize(int weight, String address, String color){ this.weight = weight; this.address = address; this.color = color; age = 3; } public static void main(String[] args) { } }

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parthasarathy t s

Level 6 , Mumbai, India

19 June 2019, 07:04

String name = null; int age ; int weight ; String address = null ; String color; public void initialize(String name) { this.name = name; this.age = 21; this.weight = 30; this.color = "Violet"; } public void initialize(String name, int weight, int age) { this.name = name; this.weight = weight; this.age = age; color = "Blue"; } public void initialize(String name, int age) { this.name = name; this.age = age; weight = 30; color = "Green"; } public void initialize(int weight, String color) { this.weight = weight; this.color = color; age = 95; } public void initialize(int weight, String color, String address) { this.weight = weight; this.color = color; this.address = address; age = 25; }

Okanlawon Oluwatobi Damilare

Level 9 , Banjul, Gambia

26 March 2019, 10:43

your last initialize method should be this.age = 3 not age = 3

hidden #10435001

Level 8

25 March 2019, 14:25

Why does String color need a default value but String name and String address can be left as null?

李海燕

Level 7 , Richmond, Canada

2 June 2019, 01:41

The cat can be a homeless one,so the address variable and name can be initialized by null

// Java Poser

Level 18 , Cincinnati, United States

13 February 2019, 05:09

1. set your variables at the beginning to private and the default values for name and address should be "null" as stated in the conditions. 2. give your age, weight and color a default value at the beginning too, to avoid typing them manually throughout the task. 3. now just focus on the arguments provided and initialize them and only them. 4. as Guadalupe said below, be mindful of the order being requested as it will not verify if you mix them up

PATEL HET

Level 7 , Ahmedabad, India

4 February 2019, 16:58

in last there should be this.age = 3; insteade of age = 3; and in 3 one initialize the color,weight;

Guadalupe Gagnon

Level 37 , Tampa, United States

29 January 2019, 14:11

Specifications: Weight, color, address your code:

public void initialize(int weight, String address, String color)

Look specifically at the order being requested.