Class Student

java.lang.Object
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public class Student

extends java.lang.Object

Student Class. Is created and given a string for a name. Students are the primary kind of "agent" in this model.

Constructor Summary

Student(java.lang.String s)
Create a student and tell it its name

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Return the student's name string
void	receiveMessage(Student obj, java.lang.String s) The Student object receives a message from "obj" and the content of the message is a String s Note I'm inconsistent here in setting a precise type for obj in this method, whereas I used Object in sayHiTo().
void	sayHi() This is a diagnostic method.
void	sayHiTo(java.lang.Object target) The student is supposed to send a message to the target Object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Student

public Student(java.lang.String s)

Create a student and tell it its name

Method Detail

sayHiTo

public void sayHiTo(java.lang.Object target)

The student is supposed to send a message to the target Object. Please note that the target is cast as a Student before it is told what to do. You might have other kinds of targets and then you would need a different cast.

receiveMessage

public void receiveMessage(Student obj,
                           java.lang.String s)

The Student object receives a message from "obj" and the content of the message is a String s Note I'm inconsistent here in setting a precise type for obj in this method, whereas I used Object in sayHiTo().

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Return the student's name string

sayHi

public void sayHi()

This is a diagnostic method. When a student is told to sayHi(), it just prints a line to the terminal telling its name. This way, I can check if a student exists.