Class Person

java.lang.Object

Person

Direct Known Subclasses:

Staff, Student

abstract class Person
extends java.lang.Object

A person class for a simple BlueJ demo program. Person is used as an abstract superclass of more specific person classes.

Version:

1.0, January 1999

Author:

Michael Kölling

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Person(java.lang.String name, int yearOfBirth) Create a person with given name and age.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Address	getAddress() Return the address of this person.
java.lang.String	getName() Return the name of this person.
int	getYearOfBirth() Return the birth year of this person.
void	setAddress(java.lang.String street, java.lang.String town, java.lang.String postCode) Set a new address for this person.
void	setName(java.lang.String newName) Set a new name for this person.
void	setYearOfBirth(int newYearOfBirth) Set a new birth year for this person.
java.lang.String	toString() Return a string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Person

Person(java.lang.String name,
       int yearOfBirth)

Create a person with given name and age.

Method Detail

getAddress

public Address getAddress()

Return the address of this person.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Return the name of this person.

getYearOfBirth

public int getYearOfBirth()

Return the birth year of this person.

setAddress

public void setAddress(java.lang.String street,
                       java.lang.String town,
                       java.lang.String postCode)

Set a new address for this person.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String newName)

Set a new name for this person.

setYearOfBirth

public void setYearOfBirth(int newYearOfBirth)

Set a new birth year for this person.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a string representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object