the comparedTo method. This is the course class I do not understand how to do the compared to method. I need to order the course first by department then by the course number.
This is the course class
public class Course implements Comparable
{
private String prefix;
private int number;
private String title;
private String grade;
/**
* Constructs the course with the specified information.
*
* @param prefix the prefix of the course designation
* @param number the number of the course designation
* @param title the title of the course
* @param grade the grade received for the course
*/
public Course(String prefix, int number, String title, String grade)
{
this.prefix = prefix;
this.number = number;
this.title = title;
if (grade == null)
this.grade = "";
else
this.grade = grade;
}
/**
* Constructs the course with the specified information, with no grade
* established.
*
* @param prefix the prefix of the course designation
* @param number the number of the course designation
* @param title the title of the course
*/
public Course(String prefix, int number, String title)
{
this(prefix, number, title, "");
}
/**
* Returns the prefix of the course designation.
*
* @return the prefix of the course designation
*/
public String getPrefix()
{
return prefix;
}
/**
* Returns the number of the course designation.
*
* @return the number of the course designation
*/
public int getNumber()
{
return number;
}
/**
* Returns the title of this course.
*
* @return the prefix of the course
*/
public String getTitle()
{
return title;
}
/**
* Returns the grade for this course.
*
* @return the grade for this course
*/
public String getGrade()
{
return grade;
}
/**
* Sets the grade for this course to the one specified.
*
* @param grade the new grade for the course
*/
public void setGrade(String grade)
{
this.grade = grade;
}
/**
* Returns true if this course has been taken (if a grade has been received).
*
* @return true if this course has been taken and false otherwise
*/
public boolean taken()
{
return !grade.equals("");
}
/**
* Determines if this course is equal to the one specified, based on the
* course designation (prefix and number).
*
* @return true if this course is equal to the parameter
*/
public boolean equals(Object other)
{
boolean result = false;
if (other instanceof Course)
{
Course otherCourse = (Course) other;
if (prefix.equals(otherCourse.getPrefix()) &&
number == otherCourse.getNumber())
result = true;
}
return result;
}
/**
* Creates and returns a string representation of this course.
*
* @return a string representation of the course
*/
public String toString()
{
String result = prefix + " " + number + ": " + title;
if (!grade.equals(""))
result += " [" + grade + "]";
return result;
}
}