program4
Class Deck

java.lang.Object
  program4.Deck

public class Deck
extends java.lang.Object

Title: The Deck Class

Description: Defines the properties and behaviors of a Deck of Cards.

Author:

F. Graham

Field Summary

private java.util.ArrayList<Card>

cards ArrayList of Cards

Constructor Summary

Deck()

Method Summary

Card	deal() Returns a card from the Deck
void	initialize() Generates 52 Cards and stores them in the ArrayList
boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if the Deck is empty
void	shuffle() Shuffles the Deck of Cards
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the Deck

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

cards

private java.util.ArrayList<Card> cards

ArrayList of Cards

Constructor Detail

Deck

public Deck()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()

Generates 52 Cards and stores them in the ArrayList

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the Deck

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String representation of the list of Cards in the Deck

shuffle

public void shuffle()

Shuffles the Deck of Cards

deal

public Card deal()

Returns a card from the Deck

Returns:

returns a Card from the Deck

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if the Deck is empty

Returns:

Returns true if the Deck is empty, false otherwise