INHERITANCE AND POLYMORPHISM - Java Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design - page 693

public int getCredits()
//Method to return the credit hours
//Postcondition: The value of courseCredits is returned.

public void copyCourseInfo(Course otherCourse)
//Method to copy a course's information.
//otherCourse is copied into this course
//Postcondition: courseName = otherCourse.courseName;
// courseNo = otherCourse.courseNo;

// courseCredits = otherCourse.courseCredits;

public Course()
//Default Constructor
//The object is initialized to the default values.
//Postcondition: courseName = ""; courseNo = "";
// courseCredits = 0;
public Course(String cName, String cNo, int credits)
//Constructor
//The object is initialized according to the parameters.
//Postcondition: courseName = cName; courseNo = cNo;
// courseCredits = credits;

Figure 10-18 shows the UML class diagram of the class Course .

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FIGURE 10-18 UML class diagram of the class Course

Next, we discuss the definition of the methods to implement the operations of the
class Course .