Quiz 10 Solution

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class PayRoll {

    //a string which, when encountered, signals the end of input
    private static final String STOPPER = "quit";

    public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException {

        //Declare and instantiate a Vector called 'staff'
        Vector staff = new Vector();

        //Set up I/O
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader (new FileReader ("c:/empl.txt"));

        // Using a loop, read in Employee names and salaries, and store
        // them in 'staff', until you encounter Employee name 'quit'.

        while (true ){
            String input = in.readLine();
            if (input.equals(STOPPER)) break;
            String name = input;
            int salary = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
            Employee e = new Employee (salary, name);
            staff.addElement(e);
        }

        // Using a loop, print out, for each Employee in 'staff', his/her
        // name followed by a space and then by his/her salary.

        for (int i = 0; i<staff.size(); i++) {
            Employee e = (Employee) staff.elementAt(i);
            System.out.println(e.getName() + " " + e.getSalary() );
        }

        /* Suppose an employee at index 'firedIndex' in 'staff' gets fired.
        Check if we actually have an employee at 'firedIndex'.  If we do, then
        delete him/her from 'staff' and print out his/her information. */

        int firedIndex = Integer.parseInt (in.readLine() );
        if (firedIndex < staff.size()) {
            //Employee e = (Employee) staff.remove(firedIndex);
            System.out.println("The employee named " + firedIndex +
                " was fired.");
        }
    }
}