Class Student

java.lang.Object
  Student

public class Student
extends java.lang.Object

A class for managing the grades of a student

Constructor Summary

Student()
Constructor for creating an anonymous student

Student(java.lang.String name)
Constructor for creating a student with the given name

Method Summary

void	addGrade(double newGrade) Method to add a new grade at the end of the grade list
double	average() Method to return the average of the student's grades
double	getGrade(int whichScore) Method to fetch the indicated score for the student
int	getNumScores() Method to fetch the number of scores entered for the student
void	setGrade(int whichScore, double grade) Method to set the indicated score for the student
java.lang.String	toString() Override toString for the Student class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Student

public Student()

Constructor for creating an anonymous student

Student

public Student(java.lang.String name)

Constructor for creating a student with the given name

Parameters:

name - the name for the new student

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Override toString for the Student class

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of the student

addGrade

public void addGrade(double newGrade)
              throws GradeException

Method to add a new grade at the end of the grade list

Parameters:

newGrade - the grade to add

Throws:

GradeException - if grades array is full

getNumScores

public int getNumScores()

Method to fetch the number of scores entered for the student

Returns:

the number of scores

average

public double average()

Method to return the average of the student's grades

Returns:

the average of the grades

getGrade

public double getGrade(int whichScore)
                throws GradeException

Method to fetch the indicated score for the student

Parameters:

whichScore, - the number of the score to fetch

Throws:

GradeException - if whichScore is out of range

setGrade

public void setGrade(int whichScore,
                     double grade)
              throws GradeException

Method to set the indicated score for the student

Parameters:

whichScore, - the number of the score to set

grade - the value to which to set the score

Throws:

GradeException - if whichScore is out of range