Class Person

java.lang.Object
  Person

Direct Known Subclasses:

Student

public class Person
extends Object

Class the represents a person

Author:

Mark Guzdial, Barb Ericson

Constructor Summary

Person()
Constructor that takes no arguments

Person(String name)
Constructor that takes a name

Method Summary

String	getName() Method to get the name
void	greet() Method to greet another person
static void	main(String[] args) Main method for testing
void	setName(String someName) Method that sets the name
String	toString() Method to get an information string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Person

public Person()

Constructor that takes no arguments

Person

public Person(String name)

Constructor that takes a name

Parameters:

name - the name to use

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(String someName)

Method that sets the name

Parameters:

someName - the name to use

getName

public String getName()

Method to get the name

Returns:

the name of this person

toString

public String toString()

Method to get an information string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the information string

greet

public void greet()

Method to greet another person

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Main method for testing