public class Card {
/**
* String value that holds the suit of the card
*/
private String suit;
/**
* String value that holds the rank of the card
*/
private String rank;
/**
* int value that holds the point value.
*/
private int pointValue;
/**
* Creates a new <code>Card</code> instance.
*
* @param cardRank a <code>String</code> value
* containing the rank of the card
* @param cardSuit a <code>String</code> value
* containing the suit of the card
* @param cardPointValue an <code>int</code> value
* containing the point value of the card
*/
public Card(String cardRank, String cardSuit, int cardPointValue)
{
rank = cardRank;
suit = cardSuit;
pointValue = cardPointValue;
}
/**
* Accesses this <code>Card's</code> suit.
* @return this <code>Card's</code> suit.
*/
public String suit()
{
return suit;
}
/**
* Accesses this <code>Card's</code> rank.
* @return this <code>Card's</code> rank.
*/
public String rank()
{
return rank;
}
/**
* Accesses this <code>Card's</code> point value.
* @return this <code>Card's</code> point value.
*/
public int pointValue()
{
return pointValue;
}
/** Compare this card with the argument.
* @param otherCard the other card to compare to this
* @return true if the rank, suit, and point value of this card
* are equal to those of the argument;
* false otherwise.
*/
public boolean matches(Card otherCard)
{
if(rank.equalsIgnoreCase(otherCard.rank()) && (suit.equalsIgnoreCase(otherCard.suit())) && (pointValue == otherCard.pointValue()))
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
/**
* Converts the rank, suit, and point value into a string in the format
* "[Rank] of [Suit] (point value = [PointValue])".
* This provides a useful way of printing the contents
* of a <code>Deck</code> in an easily readable format or performing
* other similar functions.
*
* @return a <code>String</code> containing the rank, suit,
* and point value of the card.
*/
@Override
public String toString()
{
return (rank + " of " + suit + " point value = " + pointValue);
}
}
