/**************************************************************************************************
* Program Name : Week 3 - GPA
* Author : Terry Weiss
* Date : February 12, 2016
* Course/Section : CSC264 - 001
* Program Description: This class holds the information for a specific course.
*
* Methods:
* -------
* Calc Grade Point - Calculates the grade point
* to String - Provides String representation of course in tabular format
**************************************************************************************************/
public class CourseInfo
{
public static int MIN_CREDITS = 1; //Minimum number of valid credits for a course
public static int MAX_CREDITS = 4; //Maximum number of valid credits for a course
public static double MIN_GRADE_POINT = 0.0; //Minimum valid grade point
public static double MAX_GRADE_POINT = 4.0; //Maximum valid grade point
protected String prefix; //Prefix of the course name
protected String courseNumber; //Numerical portion of the course name
protected int creditHours; //Course's credit hour value
protected double grade; //GPA-style grade of the course
/**********************************************************************************************
* Method Name : CourseInfo - Constructor
* Author : Terry Weiss
* Date : February 12, 2016
* Course/Section : CSC264 - 001
* Program Description: This constructor will assign the course prefix, course number, grade
* and credits
*
* BEGIN CourseInfo
* Assign prefix
* Assign course number
* Assign grade
* Assign credit hours
* END CourseInfo
**********************************************************************************************/
CourseInfo(String prefix, String number, double grade, int credits)
{
//Local constants
//Local variables
/***************************** Start CourseInfo Constructor ****************************/
//Assign prefix
this.prefix = prefix;
//Assign course number
courseNumber = number;
//Assign grade
this.grade = grade;
//Assign credit hours
creditHours = credits;
}//end CourseInfo constructor
/**********************************************************************************************
* Method Name : CourseInfo - Calculate Grade Point
* Author : Terry Weiss
* Date : February 12, 2016
* Course/Section : CSC264 - 001
* Program Description: This method will calculate the grade point, multiplying the credit
* hours by the grade.
*
* BEGIN CourseInfo
* Calculate and return grade point as credit hours * grade point
* END CourseInfo
**********************************************************************************************/
public double calcGradePoint()
{
//Local constants
//Local variables
/***************************** Start CourseInfo Constructor ****************************/
//Calculate and return grade point as credit hours * grade point
return (creditHours * grade);
}//end method Calculate Grade Point
/**********************************************************************************************
* Method Name : CourseInfo - toString
* Author : Terry Weiss
* Date : February 12, 2016
* Course/Section : CSC264 - 001
* Program Description: This method will display the course details on a single line in
* tabular format for the following expected table example:
* Course Grade Credits Grade Point
* CSC-264 4.0 4 16.00
* There is no padding on either side of the string.
*
* BEGIN toString
* Create and return formatted String
* END toString
**********************************************************************************************/
@Override
public String toString()
{
//Local constants
//Local variables
/******************************** Start toString Method ********************************/
//Create and return formatted String
return String.format("%3s-%-4s %3.1f %1d %5.2f", prefix,
courseNumber, grade, creditHours, calcGradePoint());
}//end method toString
}//end class CourseInfo
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