Class Student

java.lang.Object

Student

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Student
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Class Student is a template to generate 'student objects' that encapsulate personal and academic data of university students, as well as the methods to update it.

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Student(int studentNumber, java.lang.String firstName, java.lang.String lastName, int programYear)	Basic personal data constructor.
Student(int studentNumber, java.lang.String firstName, java.lang.String lastName, int programYear, int startYear, boolean doubleMajor, double gpa)	Full parameter constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	description()	Deprecated. This method is being phased out.
boolean	getDoubleMajor()	Method getDoubleMajor returns a boolean flag indicating whether a student is registered in a double major program or not.
java.lang.String	getFirstName()	Method getFirstName returns a student's first name.
double	getGpa()	Method getGpa returns a student's gpa.
java.lang.String	getLastName()	Method getLastName returns a student's last name.
int	getStartYear()	Method getStartYear returns the programYear a student (object) started in an undergraduate program.
int	getStudentNumber()	Method getStudentNumber returns a student's identification number.
void	setDoubleMajor(boolean doubleMajor)	Method setDoubleMajor updates a boolean flag indicating whether a student is registered in a double major program or not.
void	setGpa(double gpa)	Method setGpa updates a student's grade point average.
void	setStartYear(int startYear)	Method setStartYear updates the year a student started in an undergraduate program.
boolean	setStudentNumber(int studentNumber)	Student number initialization method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Student

public Student(int studentNumber,
               java.lang.String firstName,
               java.lang.String lastName,
               int programYear,
               int startYear,
               boolean doubleMajor,
               double gpa)
        throws java.util.InputMismatchException

Full parameter constructor.

Parameters:

studentNumber - The 8-digit identification number assigned to a student.

firstName - The student's first name.

lastName - The student's last name.

programYear - The year in an undergraduate program (1, 2, 3, 4).

startYear - The year a student started in an undergraduate program (YYYY).

doubleMajor - Indicates whether a student is registered in a dual program.

gpa - The student's current gpa.

Throws:

java.util.InputMismatchException - If student number is not legal.

Student

public Student(int studentNumber,
               java.lang.String firstName,
               java.lang.String lastName,
               int programYear)
        throws java.util.InputMismatchException

Basic personal data constructor.

Parameters:

studentNumber - The 8-digit identification number assigned to a student.

firstName - The student's first name.

lastName - The student's last name.

programYear - Year in a program (1 - 4).

Throws:

java.util.InputMismatchException - If student number is not legal.

Method Detail

description

@Deprecated
public java.lang.String description()

Deprecated. This method is being phased out.

Method description builds a message about a student.

Returns:

A message identifying a student by name and year in a program.

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Formatter

setStudentNumber

public boolean setStudentNumber(int studentNumber)
                         throws java.util.InputMismatchException

Student number initialization method. It throws an InputMismatchException exception for an invalid student number.

Parameters:

studentNumber - The 8-digit identification number assigned to a student.

Returns:

A 'true' status for a valid student number. It returns 'false' otherwise.

Throws:

java.util.InputMismatchException - Invalid student number exception.

setStartYear

public void setStartYear(int startYear)

Method setStartYear updates the year a student started in an undergraduate program.

Parameters:

startYear - (YYYY) a student started an undergraduate program.

setDoubleMajor

public void setDoubleMajor(boolean doubleMajor)

Method setDoubleMajor updates a boolean flag indicating whether a student is registered in a double major program or not.

Parameters:

doubleMajor - An indicator of whether a student is registered in a double-major or not.

setGpa

public void setGpa(double gpa)

Method setGpa updates a student's grade point average.

Parameters:

gpa - A student's current grade point average.

getStudentNumber

public int getStudentNumber()

Method getStudentNumber returns a student's identification number.

Returns:

A student's identification number.

getFirstName

public java.lang.String getFirstName()

Method getFirstName returns a student's first name.

Returns:

A student's first name.

getLastName

public java.lang.String getLastName()

Method getLastName returns a student's last name.

Returns:

A student's last name.

getStartYear

public int getStartYear()

Method getStartYear returns the programYear a student (object) started in an undergraduate program.

Returns:

Year (YYYY) a student started an undergraduate program.

getDoubleMajor

public boolean getDoubleMajor()

Method getDoubleMajor returns a boolean flag indicating whether a student is registered in a double major program or not.

Returns:

A student's double-major indicator (true or false).

getGpa

public double getGpa()

Method getGpa returns a student's gpa.

Returns:

A student's grade point average.