Thread: Java Parked Simulator HELP PLEASE!

I am having trouble with my Police Officer class, it says its incompatible types. What does that mean? Help Please




public class ParkedCar {

private String make;
private String model;
private String color;
private String license;
private static int minutes;

public ParkedCar() {

}

public ParkedCar(String carMake, String carModel, String carColor, String carLicense, int carMinutes) {

make = carMake;
model = carModel;
color = carColor;
license = carLicense;
minutes = carMinutes;
}

public String getMake() {
return make;
}
public String getModel() {
return model;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
public String getLicense() {
return license;
}
public static int getMinutes() {
return minutes;
}

public String toString() {

String string = "Make: " + make
+ "\nModel: " + model
+ "\nColor: " + color
+ "\nLicense Plate: " + license;
return string;

}


}

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public class ParkingMeter

{

private static int minPurchased;

public ParkingMeter() {

}

public ParkingMeter(int carMinPurchased) {

minPurchased = carMinPurchased;
}

public static int getMinPurchased() {
return minPurchased;
}

public String toString() {
String string = "Minutes Purchased: " + minPurchased;
return string;
}
}

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public class ParkingTicket {

private ParkedCar vehicle;
private PoliceOfficer policeofficer;
private double fine;
private int minutes;
private double firstFine = 25;
private double moreFine = 10;

public ParkingTicket(ParkedCar car, PoliceOfficer cop, double guyFine, int mins) {

vehicle = car;
policeofficer = cop;
fine = guyFine;
minutes = mins;
}

public void getTotalFine() {
int time = ParkedCar.getMinutes() - ParkingMeter.getMinPurchased();

if(time <= 60) {
fine = firstFine;
}
else {
fine = firstFine + moreFine * (time / 60);
}
}

public double getFirstFine() {
return firstFine;
}
public double getMoreFine() {
return moreFine;
}
public ParkedCar getVehicle() {
return vehicle;
}
public PoliceOfficer getpoliceofficer() {
return policeofficer;
}
public int getMinutes() {
return minutes;
}
public double getFine() {
return fine;
}


}

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public class PoliceOfficer {

private String name;
private int badge;
private static double ticket;

public PoliceOfficer() {

}

public PoliceOfficer(String poName, int poBadge) {

name = poName;
badge = poBadge;
}

public String getName() {
return name;
}
public int getBadge() {
return badge;
}

static ParkingTicket search(ParkedCar car, ParkingMeter meter) {

int time = ParkedCar.getMinutes() - ParkingMeter.getMinPurchased();

if(ParkedCar.getMinutes() > ParkingMeter.getMinPurchased()) {
if(time <= 60) {
ticket = 25;

}

else {
ticket = 25 + (10 * (time/60));
}
}
return ticket;

}

}

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public class Demo

{

public static void main(String[] args) {

ParkedCar car = new ParkedCar();

ParkingMeter meter = new ParkingMeter();

PoliceOfficer john = new PoliceOfficer();

ParkingTicket ticket = PoliceOfficer.search(car, meter);

if(ticket != null) {
System.out.println(ticket);
}
else {
System.out.println("Car is not doing anything wrong!");
}
}

}

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