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Class semper.payment.Amount 

java.lang.Object
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   +----semper.payment.Amount
public class Amount
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable
Representation of an amount of money. Currently, two attributes are supported: a currency, and a numeric value.

Version:
$Revision: 1.11 $ $Date: 1997/10/14 15:24:09 $
Author:
N. Asokan ([email protected])

Constructor Index

o Amount()
Constructor without args
o Amount(String, Currency)
Create an amount object

Method Index

o clone()
redefine clone() so that anyone can make clones of us; this is useful in accessor methods of other classes that have an object of this class as an attribute.
o equals(Object)
redefine equals to suit our needs
o getCurrency()
Get the currency.
o getValue()
Set the numeric amount.
o hashCode()
redefine hashCode to suit our needs
o setCurrency(Currency)
Set the currency.
o setValue(String)
Set the numeric amount.
o toString()
redefine toString to suit our needs

Constructors

o Amount 
 public Amount()
Constructor without args

o Amount 
 public Amount(String amount,
               Currency currency)
Create an amount object

Parameters:
amount - numeric amount (convert to a suitable type before doing arithmatic with this amount)
currency - currency

Methods

o equals 
 public boolean equals(Object other)
redefine equals to suit our needs

Returns:
true if the objects are equal; false otherwise
Overrides:
equals in class Object
See Also:
equals
o hashCode 
 public int hashCode()
redefine hashCode to suit our needs

Returns:
integer hashcode
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
See Also:
hashCode
o toString 
 public String toString()
redefine toString to suit our needs

Returns:
a string describing the amount
Overrides:
toString in class Object
o clone 
 public synchronized Object clone()
redefine clone() so that anyone can make clones of us; this is useful in accessor methods of other classes that have an object of this class as an attribute.

Returns:
cloned object
Overrides:
clone in class Object
o setValue 
 public synchronized void setValue(String amount)
Set the numeric amount.

Parameters:
amount - numeric amount
Returns:
none
o getValue 
 public String getValue()
Set the numeric amount.

Returns:
numeric value of this amount
o getCurrency 
 public Currency getCurrency()
Get the currency.

Returns:
the currency of this amount
o setCurrency 
 public synchronized void setCurrency(Currency currency)
Set the currency.

Parameters:
currency - the currency of this amount 
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