classes

[exose]

Hi,

I have three clases:

1. Module class

public class Module
{
  private String moduleName;
  private int semesterNo;
  private int enrolmentNo;

    // default constructor - initializes default attr values
	public Module()
   	{
   	}

    public Module(String newModuleName, int newSemesterNo, int newEnrolmentNo)
    {
      this.moduleName = newModuleName;
      this.semesterNo = newSemesterNo;
      this.enrolmentNo = newEnrolmentNo;
    }

//Setters
	public void setModuleName (String newModuleName)
	{
		moduleName = newModuleName;
	}

	public void setSemesterNo (int newSemesterNo)
	{
		semesterNo = newSemesterNo;
	}

	public void setEnrolmentNo (int newEnrolmentNo)
	{
		enrolmentNo = newEnrolmentNo;
	}

//Getters
    public String getModuleName()
    {
      return moduleName;
    }

    public int getSemesterNo()
    {
      return semesterNo;
    }

    public int getEnrolmentNo()
    {
      return enrolmentNo;
    }

}

2. Menu Class

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Menu
{
	// Scanner for user input
   private Scanner scan;

   //String to display the layout of the menu to the user
   private String menuString = "*****Main Menu*****\n\n" +
   							   "Select (1) to Add Student\n" +
   							   "Select (2) to Delete Student\n" +
   							   "Select (3) to Add Module\n" +
   							   "Select (4) to Delete Module\n" +
   							   "Select (5) to Assign Student to Module\n" +
   							   "Select (6) to Display Student Details\n" +
   							   "Select (7) to Display Module Details\n" +
   							   "Select (8) to Exit Program\n";


	public Menu()
   	{
   		//Call the scanner class
    	scan = new Scanner(System.in);
   	}

   	public int mainMenu()
   	{
   		int choice;

   		System.out.println(menuString);

   		System.out.println("Please select an option: ");

   		//Read the input from the user
   		choice = scan.nextInt();

   		//Return the user's choice
   		return choice;
   	}
}

3. Student Class

public class Student
{
  public String firstName;
  private String lastName;
  private String enrollmentDate; // better would be to use util.Date not String ??

  // default constructor - initializes default attr values
	public Student()
   	{
   	}

    public Student(String newFirstName, String newLastName, String newEnrollmentDate)
    {
      this.firstName = newFirstName;
      this.lastName = newLastName;
      this.enrollmentDate = newEnrollmentDate;
    }

//setters
	public void setFirstName (String newFirstName)
	{
		firstName = newFirstName;
	}

	public void setLastName (String newLastName)
	{
		lastName = newLastName;
	}

	public void setEnrollmentDate (String newEnrollmentDate)
	{
		enrollmentDate = newEnrollmentDate;
	}

//getters
    public String getFirstName()
    {
      return firstName;
    }

    public String getLastName()
    {
      return lastName;
    }

    public String getEnrollmentDate()
    {
      return enrollmentDate;
    }
}

Now, I am trying to create new class where all those three classes would be connected and they would be working as a one program.

I have red few ways to do this for exmaple on:

What Is Inheritance? (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Object-Oriented Programming Concepts)

and also on this forum.

but this is still a little bit not clear for me.

Would you be able to give me an example how I can start the last class for this assignemt? What I am trying to achieve is the database where I would be able to store, edit, delete, add modules etc.

Anyway, should I store all this information in the file or in the buffer? I am guessing storing Student, Module information should not be that complicated?

thanks in advance
Exose

[j2me64]

hello, inside the Module class your could instantiate a collection of type Student and each time a student is assigned to a module the student is added to the Student collection inside the Module class.

for storing your datas you have to decide if you want to use the serialization of java or a database. if you use a database the relation between Student and Module is stored in a 1:n table reflecting Module:Student relations, so there's no need for composition in java.

[exose]

can I use a database with "basic java application"? I guess, serialization would be easier? :)

inside the Module class your could instantiate a collection of type Student and each time a student is assigned to a module the student is added to the Student collection inside the Module class.

So... I should define that if I asign a module to the student (modules_assigned_to_each_student < 4) this should be added to the collection of the module? I think, it should be student collection not module or it doesnt matter?