How do I create a class called Dog in Java?

I am really struggling with this assignment for my Computer Science I course. If anyone could help me that would be amazing. The attach documents are the data needed to be used in the programme

This is exactly what I need to have:


Design and implement a class called LostDog that contains instance data that represents the dog’s name, gender, breed, and owner status (as a Boolean flag to represent whether the owner is unknown or found).
Define the LostDog constructor to accept and initialize instance data. Include getter and setter methods for all instance data. Include a to String method that returns a one line description of the dog.
Create a driver class call DogPound that will contain an array that will reference all lost dogs, using the LostDog object. You will use an input file to upload lost dogs into the array (the file and code to process it will be provided). Copy the input file lostdogs.csv to the project folder of your eclipse workspace.
In addition, include code to enable someone to search the pound for a lost dog.
Prompt the user to enter the name of the dog, and search the array to see if any dogs match that name (you can assume all dog names in the pound are unique). If there is a match, change the dog’s status to “owner found” and report to the owner that you have found the dog.
Optional extras:
• allow the user to continue to search for dogs until they decide to quit
• create your own input file with a larger set of lost dogs (need to change SIZE)
• once the user quits, produce a report of all lost dogs, followed by a report of all found dogs
• allow the user to search by breed (this may result in duplicates)
• other ideas?



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Brilliant, and what is your attempt?

Something like this but i'm not sure

Code:

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class Dog {
      private String name = "";
      private int age = -1;
      private String owner = "";

public Dog(String n, int a, String o) {
name = n;
age = a;
owner = o;
}

//get/set methods
public void setName(String n) {
name = n;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}

public void setAge(int a) {
age = a;
}
public int getAge() {
return age;
}

public void setOwner(String o) {
owner = o;
}
public String getOwner() {
return owner;
}

public int humanYears() {
return age * 7;
}

public String toString() {
String str = "Dog Name: "+name+", Age: "+age+", Owner: "+owner;
return str;
}
}

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Looks like a lovely Dog class

where is this:

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Create a driver class call DogPound that will contain an array that will reference all lost dogs, using the LostDog object.

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@rahilz, please use code tags next time when you are posting again in the forum. Unformated codes are really hard to read. If you don't know how to do that, check on my forum signature.

And also think about intending line of codes, it's much clear then. :)

See how nice when it is formatted properly. ;)

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class Dog {

    private String name = "";
    private int age = -1;
    private String owner = "";

    public Dog(String n, int a, String o) {
        name = n;
        age = a;
        owner = o;
    }

    //get/set methods
    public void setName(String n) {
        name = n;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setAge(int a) {
        age = a;
    }

    public int getAge() {
        return age;
    }

    public void setOwner(String o) {
        owner = o;
    }

    public String getOwner() {
        return owner;
    }

    public int humanYears() {
        return age * 7;
    }

    public String toString() {
        String str = "Dog Name: " + name + ", Age: " + age + ", Owner: " + owner;
        return str;
    }
}

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show off :) :)

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See how nice when it is formatted properly.

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Of course. :D Because you must attractive others to answer to your question is such ways. The thing is personally I don't like to read codes very hardly and answer them. So I encourage others to do that. ;)

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Originally Posted by Eranga

Of course. :D Because you must attractive others to answer to your question is such ways. The thing is personally I don't like to read codes very hardly and answer them. So I encourage others to do that. ;)

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I agree ;) I was just being sarcastic because it was so obvious he shoulda done it to begin with :)

As a newbie have to learn lost of things. So we must help them to move in right way.

Even me not start in a perfect way, with the time I think I grape things.

Yeah you are right

Thank You Eranga will do this next time.

Any joy on the DogPound class?

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Originally Posted by rahilz

Thank You Eranga will do this next time.

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Cool. :)

SO how things going with your coding?

I'm stuck the code doesn't work i'm not sure how to use the data

Create a driver class call DogPound that will contain an array that will reference all lost dogs, using the LostDog object. You will use an input file to upload lost dogs into the array (the file and code to process it will be provided). Copy the input file lostdogs.csv to the project folder of your eclipse workspace.
In addition, include code to enable someone to search the pound for a lost dog.
Prompt the user to enter the name of the dog, and search the array to see if any dogs match that name (you can assume all dog names in the pound are unique). If there is a match, change the dog’s status to “owner found” and report to the owner that you have found the dog.

Firs of all, step down your requirement. Think about one at a time.

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Create a driver class call DogPound ....

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Did you do that?

From reading that it would appear that you need a LostDog class, but I am not so sure, in the DogClass you could have a setDogStatus and getDogStatus that return booleans as to whether they are lost or not, false being lost and true being found/has owner...

When writing your DogPound class take it one step at a time, I would try to implement an array of DogClass objects in there first (composition) and worry about the .csv file later..

I just posted a very similar thread regarding the same programming project.

Some of my code is attached, perhaps it will be useful to someone..

http://www.java-forums.org/new-java/...t-trouble.html

Oh cool Thank You hockey9999!