Class Person

java.lang.Object
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  +--Person

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class Person

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Comparable

Class Person is a class to represent people

Constructor Summary

Person(java.lang.String idNumber, java.lang.String first, java.lang.String last)
A constructor from two Strings

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object rhs) Compares this Person to another Person using String compareTo on lastName and then firstName and then the idNumber.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object aPerson) Person objects are equal if the idNumbers are equal
java.lang.String	getFirstName() Retrieve the first name
java.lang.String	getIdNumber() Retrieve the idNumber
java.lang.String	getLastName() Retrieve the last name
int	hashCode() Returns an int value asociated with this object
void	setFirstName(java.lang.String newName) Change the first name
void	setLastName(java.lang.String newName) Change the last name
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representation of the data in class Person

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Person

public Person(java.lang.String idNumber,
              java.lang.String first,
              java.lang.String last)

A constructor from two Strings

Parameters:

first - is the person first name

last - is the person's last name

Method Detail

getIdNumber

public java.lang.String getIdNumber()

Retrieve the idNumber

Returns:

the idNumber as a String

getFirstName

public java.lang.String getFirstName()

Retrieve the first name

Returns:

the first name as a String

getLastName

public java.lang.String getLastName()

Retrieve the last name

Returns:

the last name as a String

setLastName

public void setLastName(java.lang.String newName)

Change the last name

Parameters:

newName - is the new last name

setFirstName

public void setFirstName(java.lang.String newName)

Change the first name

Parameters:

newName - is the new first name

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object aPerson)

Person objects are equal if the idNumbers are equal

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

true if the idNumbers match; false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns an int value asociated with this object

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a hash code value for the object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object rhs)

Compares this Person to another Person using String compareTo on lastName and then firstName and then the idNumber. If the lastName is empty then the first name is used

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Returns:

an int < 0 if less; an int == 0 if equal; an int >0 if greater

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation of the data in class Person

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string of the objects in Person