i have no idea what to do

Question

Oooh with the new skills we can build a little Twitter like app. I've created a new tweet class, let's write the 140 characters story.
Add a new constant that defines the max chars allowed and set it 140. Use proper case for constants. Ensure it is accessible off the class, and that it cannot be changed.
```Tweet.java
public class Tweet {
  private String text;
  public Tweet(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }
  public String getText() {
    return text;
  }
  public void setText(String text) {
    this.text = text;
  }
}
```

Steven Parker · Accepted Answer

Sometimes it can be helpful to break the instructions down into smaller steps:
1. Add a new constant…
2. …that defines the max chars allowed   :pointleft: clearly a hint about what the name should be
3. …and set it 140   :pointleft: so this will be an int type, and assign the literal value 140 to it (= 140)
4. Use proper case for constants…   :pointleft: the convention is all UPPER CASE words with underscores between
5. Ensure it is accessible off the class…   :pointleft: it will need to be declared public and static
6. …and that it cannot be changed   :pointleft: *it will also need to be declared _final*
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