org.dolben.MarkN
Class Numbah

java.lang.Object
  org.dolben.MarkN.Numbah

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

NumberSequence

public class Numbah
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable

This is an N Digit Number. Note that it is called "Numbah" (the New England pronunciation) to disambiguate it from java.lang.Number without having to use the whole name.

Constructor Summary

Numbah()
constructs a number

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() makes a new copy of this number
void	copy(Numbah n) copies a given number into this one
int	getDigit(int place) gets the digit in a given place
static Numbah	random() makes a pseudorandom number
Score	score(Numbah guess) scores a guess with this number as the target
void	setDigit(int digit, int place) sets a digit of this number
java.lang.String	toString() makes a string of the digits in this number
boolean	valid() tests the validity of this number (no two digits the same)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Numbah

public Numbah()

constructs a number

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

makes a new copy of this number

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the copy

copy

public void copy(Numbah n)

copies a given number into this one

Parameters:

n - the number to be copied

setDigit

public void setDigit(int digit,
                     int place)

sets a digit of this number

Parameters:

digit - the new digit

place - the place to set

valid

public boolean valid()

tests the validity of this number (no two digits the same)

Returns:

true iff this number is valid

getDigit

public int getDigit(int place)

gets the digit in a given place

Parameters:

place - which digit to get

Returns:

the digit

random

public static Numbah random()

makes a pseudorandom number

Returns:

the pseudorandom number

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

makes a string of the digits in this number

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the string of the digits in this number

score

public Score score(Numbah guess)

scores a guess with this number as the target

Parameters:

guess - the guess to score

Returns:

the score