Class Card

java.lang.Object
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public class Card

extends Object

Class for representing a playing card.

January 1999

Author:

Craig Miller

Constructor Summary

Card(char initRank, char initSuit)

Method Summary

char	getRank()
int	getRankValue()
char	getSuit()
static void	main(String[] args)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Card

public Card(char initRank,
            char initSuit)

Parameters:

initRank - The initial rank should be one of the following characters: '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A'

initSuit - The initial suit should be one of the following characters: 'S', 'D', 'H', 'C'

Postcondition:

The card's values are set to initRank and initSuit.

Method Detail

getRank

public char getRank()

Returns:

The rank of the card.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

printable string display of card

getSuit

public char getSuit()

Returns:

The suit of the card.

getRankValue

public int getRankValue()

Returns:

The rank value, ranging from 2 to 14, of the card. The rank of the Ace ('A') is 14.

Throws:

RuntimeException - Indicates that card is holding an illegal rank.

main

public static void main(String[] args)