glassfrog.model
Class Card

java.lang.Object
  glassfrog.model.Card

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

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

The Card class is used to represent cards in the deck. The cards have a suit and a rank and are initialized as such

Author:

jdavidso

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private java.lang.Integer	rank
private java.lang.String	suit

Constructor Summary

Card()
A default constructor with rank 0 and unsuited.

Card(java.lang.String cardString)
This constructor constructs a card out of just a string.

Card(java.lang.String suit, java.lang.Integer rank)
This is the constructor most often used to create a card with a given suit and rank.

Method Summary

java.lang.Integer	getRank() Returns the rank of the Card
java.lang.String	getSuit() Returns the suit of the Card
private java.lang.String	printRank() Returns a human readable rank from the rank integer.
private java.lang.String	printSuit() Returns the first character of the suit in lower case.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a human readable String representation of the Card given by the rank then the first character of the suit.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

rank

private java.lang.Integer rank

suit

private java.lang.String suit

Constructor Detail

Card

public Card()

A default constructor with rank 0 and unsuited.

Card

public Card(java.lang.String suit,
            java.lang.Integer rank)

This is the constructor most often used to create a card with a given suit and rank.

Parameters:

suit - The String representation of a playing card suit

rank - The Integer representation of the card suit.

Card

public Card(java.lang.String cardString)

This constructor constructs a card out of just a string. Strinks are Rank then Suit, as such As for the Ace of spades, Kh for the king of hearts Qd for the queen of diamonds Jc for the Jack of clubs then Th for the 10 of hearts 9-2 for the other ranks

Parameters:

cardString - A String representation of the card

Method Detail

getRank

public java.lang.Integer getRank()

Returns the rank of the Card

Returns:

rank

getSuit

public java.lang.String getSuit()

Returns the suit of the Card

Returns:

suit

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a human readable String representation of the Card given by the rank then the first character of the suit. ie: 7d, Ac

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a String representing the card (Suit and Rank)

printSuit

private java.lang.String printSuit()

Returns the first character of the suit in lower case.

Returns:

substring(0,1) suit

printRank

private java.lang.String printRank()

Returns a human readable rank from the rank integer.

Returns:

rank {(0-9, T, J, Q, K, A }