Class Symphony

java.lang.Object

Symphony

public class Symphony
extends java.lang.Object

This class allows one to collect together the set of musicians that comprise a symphony.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Symphony() This constructs a new empty Symphony.
Symphony(Symphony symphony) This copy constructor creates a new Symphony which is initialised with copies of the musicians in the provided parameter symphony (this is a "Deep" copy).

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	add(Musician musician) This function adds a musician to the symphony; duplicates are not allowed.
Musician	find(java.lang.String name) This function finds a musician in the symphony.
java.util.Iterator<Musician>	getIterator() This function returns an iterator that one can use to access the musician objects in this symphony.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Some code to test our class.
boolean	remove(java.lang.String name) This function removes a musician from the symphony.
int	size() This function returns the number of musicians currently in this symphony.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Symphony

public Symphony()

This constructs a new empty Symphony.

Symphony

public Symphony(Symphony symphony)

This copy constructor creates a new Symphony which is initialised with copies of the musicians in the provided parameter symphony (this is a "Deep" copy).

Parameters:

symphony - a symphony to make a copy of.

Method Detail

add

public boolean add(Musician musician)

This function adds a musician to the symphony; duplicates are not allowed.

Parameters:

musician - A musician to add to the symphony.

Returns:

A boolean value indicating whether the musician was successfully added to the symphony.

find

public Musician find(java.lang.String name)

This function finds a musician in the symphony.

Parameters:

name - The name of the musician to search for in the symphony.

Returns:

The musician if he or she has been found, or null if the musician is not found.

remove

public boolean remove(java.lang.String name)

This function removes a musician from the symphony.

Returns:

A boolean value indicating whether the musician was successfully removed from the symphony.

size

public int size()

This function returns the number of musicians currently in this symphony.

Returns:

A count of the number of musicians in the symphony.

getIterator

public java.util.Iterator<Musician> getIterator()

This function returns an iterator that one can use to access the musician objects in this symphony.

Returns:

An iterator providing access to the musicians in the symphony.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Some code to test our class.