Changes between Version 23 and Version 24 of ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Training/GettingStarted/JavaExercises

Timestamp:

Dec 2, 2016, 9:41:13 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

azhang

Comment:

Taming Dogs is clearer now. (and other unimportant stuff)

ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Training/GettingStarted/JavaExercises

@@ -96 +96 @@
 * `Cat` and `Dog` start with a default `State` of `WILD`
 * It is possible to `setState` of `Cat`
-* `Dog` can be `tame`, which makes them more tamed (`WILD` -> `PARTIALLY_TAMED`, `PARTIALLY_TAMED` -> `TAMED`, `TAMED` -> `TAMED`)
+* You can `tame` a `Dog`, which makes them more tamed (`WILD` -> `PARTIALLY_TAMED`, `PARTIALLY_TAMED` -> `TAMED`, `TAMED` -> `TAMED`)
 
-=== Step 5: Static
+=== Step 5: Static Variables and Methods
 * `Animal` has a `static int` called `population`, which starts at `0` and increases by `1` every time an animal is created
 * `Animal` has a `static getPopulation` method which returns the total number of animals created
@@ -106 +106 @@
 * Create an `interface` called `Building`
 * A building must be able to `collapse`
-* A building must be able to `store` an object
+* A building must be able to `store` an `Object`, which `return` `true` if it was successful and `false` otherwise.
 
 === Step 7: Lists, Generics
@@ -113 +113 @@
   * Research `Java Generics` to find out how to create a `List` of `Animal`, and to find out what generics do
   * Use either an `ArrayList` or `LinkedList`, but keep the type generalized as `List`
+  * When a `Farm` `store` an `Object`, it `add` the object to the end of the `List Animal` and `return true` if the object is an `Animal`. Otherwise, it does nothing and `return false`.
 * A `Farm` has an `address`
 * A `Farm` has a `Color` that can be `RED`, `BROWN`, `WHITE`, `BLUE`, or `GREEN`