For example, if I wanted to do something like this to call a method:
myLights.addLight(new Fluorescent(lumens));
in order to create a new object in the Fluorescent class and pass down the lumens data. How would I then set up the method to receive this?
Assuming method is not returning anything.
void addlight(Fluorescent a){
// your logic
}
In your Lights class create a method that accepts a Fluorescent object as an argument.
public void addLight(Fluorescent fluorescent){
// do something
}
Here is a basic example:
public class HelloWorld
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Light light = new Light();
light.addLight(new Fluorescent("300 lm"));
System.out.print(light.getLumen());
}
}
public class Light {
private String lumen;
public Light() {
}
public void setLumens(String lumen){
this.lumen = lumen;
}
public String getLumen(){
return this.lumen;
}
public void addLight(Fluorescent fluorescent) {
if(fluorescent.getLumen() != null) {
this.lumen = fluorescent.getLumen();
}
}
}
public class Fluorescent {
private String lumen;
public Fluorescent(String lumen){
this.lumen = lumen;
}
public void setLumen(String lumen){
this.lumen = lumen;
}
public String getLumen(){
return this.lumen;
}
}
Seeing that a Fluorescent is a Light, you might want to look in to inheritance.
Look here for some explanation
Java 101: Inheritance in Java, Part 1
public class Fluorescent() {
public Fluorescent(String lumens) {
// do something
}
}
public class Lights() {
public void addLight(Fluorescent fluorescent) {
// do something
}
}
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I have 2 subclass extended from the same superclass, and 3 objects will be created and store into an array of the superclass. I am wondering how can I call a subclass method by a superclass object, I try to convert the data type from Ship to CruiseShip or CargoShip but it does not work. If anyone can help I will be appreciated that.
Here is the superclass:
public class Ship {
private String name;
private String year;
public Ship() {}
public Ship(String n,String y) {...}
public void setName() {...}
public void setYear() {...}
public void getName() {...}
public void getYear() {...}
}
These two subclass basically are there same.
public class CruiseShip extends Ship {
private int passenger;
public CruiseShip() {}
public CruiseShip() {...}
public void setPassenager() {...}
public int getPassenager() {...}
public Strting showInfo() {this.getName()...etc}
}
public class CargoShip extends Ship {
private int capacity;
public CargoShip() {}
public CargoShip() {...}
public void setCapacity() {...}
public int getCapacity() {...}
public Strting showInfo() {this.getName()...etc}
}
Here is the main method:
public class report {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Ship[] shipList new Ship[3];
for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {//using for loop to create 3 objects randomly and pass into array}
for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {
if (shipList[i] instanceof CruiseShip) {
((CruiseShip)shipList[i]).showInfo(); //This way is not work.
}
else {
((CargoShip)shipList[i]).showInfo(); //This way is not work.
}
Take a look at Polymorphisms and Late Bindig. Basically late binding says that the appropriate method to be executed is determined at runtime based on the actual type of the object. So
class Ship {
public String showInfo() {return "I'm a ship";}
}
class CruiseShip extends Ship {
public String showInfo() {return "I'm a cruiseShip";}
}
class CargoShip extends Ship {
public String showInfo() {return "I'm a cargoShip";}
}
class Main {
public static void main(String argv[]) {
Ship[] ships = new Ship[]{new Ship(), new CargoShip(), new CruiseShip()};
for (Ship ship: ships) {
System.out.println(ship.showInfo());
// I'm a ship
// I'm a cargoShip
// I'm a cruiseShip
}
}
}
I'm not sure about the question you are trying to ask,
but this may answer the question you did ask.
public abstract class Ship
{
public final boolean hoot()
{
return implementHoot();
}
protected abstract boolean implementHoot();
}
public class BlamShip
extends Ship
{
protected boolean implementHoot()
{
return true;
}
}
Subclass methods (overrides) are automatically called even if the reference is of type super-class. You don't have to do anything.
I have the following need and please help me to write good and abstract class.
Different types of operations is needed based on the type
I have a abstract class,
abstract public class FileHelper{
//Template method
//This method defines a generic structure for parsing data
public void parseDataAndGenerateFile(String fileDownloadType)
{
createHeader(fileDownloadType);
generateFile();
}
//We have to write output in a excel file so this step will be same for all subclasses
public void createHeader(String fileDownloadType)
{
System.out.println('Creating HEADER in EXCEL');
}
public void generateFile(String fileDownloadType)
{
System.out.println('Output generated,writing to XLX');
}
}
public class ExcelDataParser extends FileHelper {
String fileDownloadType="";
}
public class TemplateMethodMain {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String fileDownloadType="expired";
ExcelDataParser csvDataParser=new ExcelDataParser();
csvDataParser.parseDataAndGenerateFile(fileDownloadType);
}
}
Please help me and correct me to have a good way of doing this.
If you want to use an abstract base class, you better should declare an abstract method String getDownloadType() in your abstract base class. These method must be overridden by the derived classes and the type could be fix in the derived class.
For example:
abstract public class FileHelper {
abstract String getFileDownloadType();
public void parseDataAndGenerateFile() {
createHeader();
generateFile();
}
public void createHeader() {
if ("expired".equals(getFileDownloadType())) {
} else {
}
}
public void generateFile() {
if ("expired".equals(getFileDownloadType())) {
} else {
}
}
}
public class ExcelDataParser extends FileHelper {
#Override
String getFileDownloadType() {
return "expired";
}
}
public class TemplateMethodMain {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ExcelDataParser csvDataParser = new ExcelDataParser();
csvDataParser.parseDataAndGenerateFile();
}
}
But if you don't need a class for every type, you also could make the type a variable inside a single class and passing the type to the contructor
For example:
public class CsvFileHelper {
private final String fileDownloadType;
public CsvFileHelper(String type) {
fileDownloadType = type;
}
public void parseDataAndGenerateFile() {
createHeader();
generateFile();
}
public void createHeader() {
if ("expired".equals(fileDownloadType)) {
} else {
}
}
public void generateFile() {
if ("expired".equals(fileDownloadType)) {
} else {
}
}
}
public class TemplateMethodMain {
public static void main(String[] args) {
CsvFileHelper csvDataParser = new CsvFileHelper("expired");
csvDataParser.parseDataAndGenerateFile();
}
}
Is it possible to define following in Java:
public interface IGenericRepo<T> {
void add();
void delete();
void attach();
}
public interface IGenericRepo<Book> {
default String bookSpecificMethod(){
return "smthn";
}
}
public class NHGenericRepo<T> implements IGenericRepo<T>{
/* implementation */
}
public class NHUnitOfWork implements UnitOfWork{
#Autowired
public void setBookRepo(NHGenericRepo<Book> bookRepo) {
this.bookRepo= bookRepo;
}
public NHGenericRepo<Book> getBookRepo() {
return bookRepo;
}
private NHGenericRepo<Book> bookRepo;
}
And to be able somewhere in code to have:
{
#Autowired
public void setNhuw(NHUnitOfWork nhuw) {
this.nhuw = nhuw;
}
private NHUnitOfWork nhuw;
/**/
{
String st = this.nhuw.getBookRepo().bookSpecificMethod();
}
}
In .net this is possible by using Extension Method with "this IGenericRepo<Book>" as a first method parameter.
The closest you can come is:
public interface IBookGenericRepo extends IGenericRepo<Book> {
void BookSpecificMethod();
}
I have the following two Java classes (Command and Player). I would like to be able to list from the Command class all the public methods from the Player class, without having to hard-code them. I tried several ways, including an interface, or the command pattern, but I am not fluent in Java and I did not manage to make them work.
It seems to me that using Java's reflection API would be easier. However, when I use it to print the public methods from the Player class, I get extraneous methods, which I assume were inherited from the Object class.
Is there a way to only include those methods I defined myself (i.e. those starting with "public method: public void Player.")?
Thank you,
LC
Here is the output I get:
public method: public void Player.search(Command)
public method: public Room Player.getCurrentRoom()
public method: public void Player.engage()
public method: public void Player.trade(Command)
public method: public void Player.goRoom(Command)
public method: public void Player.takeItem(Command)
public method: public void Player.dropItem(Command)
public method: public void Player.lock(Command)
public method: public void Player.unlock(Command)
public method: public final void java.lang.Object.wait(long,int) throws java.lang.InterruptedException
public method: public final native void java.lang.Object.wait(long) throws java.lang.InterruptedException
public method: public final void java.lang.Object.wait() throws java.lang.InterruptedException
public method: public boolean java.lang.Object.equals(java.lang.Object)
public method: public java.lang.String java.lang.Object.toString()
public method: public native int java.lang.Object.hashCode()
public method: public final native java.lang.Class java.lang.Object.getClass()
public method: public final native void java.lang.Object.notify()
public method: public final native void java.lang.Object.notifyAll()
Here is the Command class:
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
public class Command
{
// a constant array that holds all valid command words
private static String[] validCommands;
private String commandWord;
private String secondWord;
public Command(String firstWord, String secondWord)
{
commandWord = firstWord;
this.secondWord = secondWord;
}
[...] //some code omitted
public boolean process(Player player)
{
Class pClass = player.getClass();
Method[] methods = pClass.getMethods();
for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
System.out.println("public method: " + methods[i]);
}
boolean wantToQuit = false;
if(commandWord == null) {
System.out.println("I don't know what you mean...");
return false;
}
if (commandWord.equals("help")) {
printHelp();
}
else if (commandWord.equals("go")) {
player.goRoom(this);
}
else if (commandWord.equals("quit")) {
wantToQuit = quit();
}
else if (commandWord.equals("take")) {
player.takeItem(this);
}
else if (commandWord.equals("drop")) {
player.dropItem(this);
}
else if (commandWord.equals("search")) {
player.search(this);
}
else if (commandWord.equals("engage")) {
player.engage();
}
else if (commandWord.equals("trade")) {
player.trade(this);
}
else if (commandWord.equals("lock")) {
player.lock(this);
}
else if (commandWord.equals("unlock")) {
player.unlock(this);
}
else {
System.out.println("Invalid command. Type 'help' if you forgot the list of available commands.");
}
// else command not recognised.
return wantToQuit;
}
}
Here is the outline of the Player class:
public class Player
{
private String name;
private Room currentRoom;
private ArrayList<Item> items;
Player (String name, Room startingRoom)
{
this.name = name;
items = new ArrayList<Item>();
this.currentRoom = startingRoom;
printWelcome();
}
public void engage()
{
[...]
}
public void trade(Command command)
{
[...] }
public void goRoom(Command command)
{
[...] }
public void search(Command command)
{
[...] }
public void takeItem(Command command)
{
[...] }
public void dropItem(Command command)
{
[...] }
public void lock(Command command)
{
[...] }
public void unlock(Command command)
{
[...]
}
}
You want to use the getDeclaredMethods() class from the Java reflection API.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getDeclaredMethods()
That gives you only the methods declared on the class in question, ignoring superclasses and interfaces.
I was trying to understand Decorator Pattern. Below is the code am trying to understand how it works.
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Room myRoom = new CurtainDecorator(new ColorDecorator(new SimpleRoom()));
System.out.println(myRoom.showRoom());
}
Below is my Concrete Class
public class SimpleRoom implements Room{
#Override
public String showRoom()
{
return "show room";
}
}
Below is my abstract Decorator class
public abstract class RoomDecorator implements Room{
public Room roomReference;
#Override
public String showRoom()
{
return roomReference.showRoom();
}
}
Below is my Decorator implementation1
public class ColorDecorator extends RoomDecorator{
#Override
public String showRoom()
{
return addColors(); //How does showRoom() method gets invoked here?
}
public ColorDecorator(Room room)
{
this.roomReference = room;
}
public String addColors()
{
return "Blue";
}
}
Below is my Decorator implementation 2
public class CurtainDecorator extends RoomDecorator{
public CurtainDecorator(Room room)
{
this.roomReference = room;
}
#Override
public String showRoom()
{
return this.roomReference.showRoom() + addCurtains(); //What will showRoom method invoke?
}
public String addCurtains()
{
return "Curtain";
}
}
Output is - BlueCurtain
My question are placed in the comment..
In the end you have:
CurtainDecorator(ref=ColorDecorator(ref=SimpleRoom)))
When you call showRoom from main, it calls the method of CurtainDecorator, which in turn first goes to it's reference (ColorDecorator in this case) that outputs 'Blue', then CurtainDecorator adds it's bit 'Curtain'.