CSC108/A08H Assignment #2 Announcements

This webpage contains announcements about A2.

Date: March 6, 2005 Add getInventory() to BookStore: You must add the method getInventory() to the BookStore class. This method will make it easier for you to test your other methods for this class. Since this is a new requirement, I have provided the code for you:
Assuming you have some instance variable for the inventory of books on hand:
private String bookInventory;
The method is as follows:
/** * Returns the inventory of the books on hand at the BookStore. * @return the inventory of the books on hand as a String */ public Sring getInventory() { return bookInventory; // or whatever you named this instance variable. }


    
    
  
    
    Date: March 5, 2005
    
    Assignment 2 Due Date Extended to Thursday, March 10 9:00 a.m. 
    
    


    
    
    
    
    The due date for Assignment 2 has been extended to Thursday, March 10, 2005
    at 9:00 a.m. (sharp!).  
    
    
    The code for this assignment is very lengthy.  Please take advantage of the time
    given to run checkStyle, and create a thorough set of test cases.
    
    
    
    
    
  
    
    Date: March 1, 2005
    
    Methods involving book Purchase and book Sale BookStore
    
    


    
    
    
    
	 Every bookstore pays only a percentage of the publisher's wholesale price 
    when	purchasing books. This percentage is reflected in the Cost
    Multiplier.  Therefore, when calculating the cost or purchase price 
    of a book, (in buyBook(String) and 
    addCosts(String),) you must multiply the published wholesale 
    price by the Most Multiplier.
    
    
	 Similarly, each bookstore offers a standard discount, and charges
    only a percentage of the publisher's recommended retail price when 
	 selling books. This percentage is reflected in the Sale Multiplier.
    Therefore, when calculating the sale price of a book, 
    (in sellBook(String) and 
    addSales(String),) you must multiply the published retail 
    price by the Sale Multiplier.
    

    
    
    
    
    
    Date: March 1, 2005
    
    Add Method getPriceList to Test Price List Creation
    
    


    
    
    
    
	 In order to test if your program properly creates a
    price list, you need to add the simple getPriceList method
    to the BookReference class.  
    The specifications are as follows:  
    
    
    The getPriceList method returns the price list for the
    BookReference (as a String).
    

    
    
    
    
    
    Date: March 1, 2005
    
    A book name will NEVER contain a pound or colon character
    
    


    
    
    
    
	 You may assume that the book name for any book used in a list will
    never contain a pound sign ("#"), or colon character
    (":").    
    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    Date: February 26, 2005
    
    Reduce style errors using CheckStyle
    
    


    
    
    
    
	 An automated style checker is available and should be used in order to reduce style errors (and needless
    loss of marks!)  Detailed instructions and information can be found  here 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Date: February 21, 2005
    
    BookStore addSales should use retail price
    
    


    
    
    
    
      The method addSales in the BookStore class erroneously indicated that you should use the wholesale price to calculate the sale amount.  This should have read retail price.  Please use the retail price, not the wholesale price.  The handout on the website has been modified to reflect this correction.