A chain stops at the first true condition. Get the order wrong and the top rank becomes unreachable, which is the bug this lesson exists to prevent.
What to write
Return "gold" for 100 coins or more.
Return "silver" for 50 or more.
Return "bronze" for anything less.
Use one chain, not three separate ifs.
Order matters. If you test 50 first, nobody ever reaches gold.
Your code
This one prints numbers rather than moving anything, so there is nothing to animate. Press Submit to check it.
What it is checked against
These are the examples you can see. There are also 2 hidden cases with different setups, so printing the answers below as text passes nothing.
Example 1: what we set up
Harness h = new Harness();
System.out.println(h.rankFor(120));
System.out.println(h.rankFor(70));
System.out.println(h.rankFor(5));
What it should print
gold
silver
bronze
Example 2: what we set up
Harness h = new Harness();
System.out.println(h.rankFor(100));
System.out.println(h.rankFor(50));
What it should print
gold
silver
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