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Display 7.2
The Base Class
Employee
(part 2 of 2)
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/**
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Precondition newName is not null.
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*/
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public
void
setName(String newName)
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{
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if
(newName ==
null
)
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{
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System.out.println("Fatal Error setting employee name.");
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System.exit(0);
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}
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else
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name = newName;
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}
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/**
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Precondition newDate is not null.
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*/
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public
void
setHireDate(Date newDate)
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{
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if
(newDate ==
null
)
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{
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System.out.println("Fatal Error setting employee hire date.");
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System.exit(0);
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}
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else
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hireDate =
new
Date(newDate);
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}
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public
String toString()
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{
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return
(name + " " + hireDate.toString());
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}
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public
boolean
equals(Employee otherEmployee)
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{
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return
(name.equals(otherEmployee.name)
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&& hireDate.equals(otherEmployee.hireDate));
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}
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}
