library
Class CirculatingBook

java.lang.Object
  library.Book
      library.CirculatingBook

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<library.LibraryBook>

public class CirculatingBook
extends Book

Method Summary

void	checkout(java.lang.String patron, java.lang.String due) check out book by recording parameter information
java.lang.String	circulationStatus()
int	compareTo(library.LibraryBook lib)
void	returned() record that book has been returned
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class library.Book

getAuthor, getIsbn, getTitle, setAuthor, setIsbn, setTitle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

checkout

public void checkout(java.lang.String patron,
                     java.lang.String due)

check out book by recording parameter information

Parameters:

patron - person checking out book

due - date book is due to be returned

returned

public void returned()

record that book has been returned

circulationStatus

public java.lang.String circulationStatus()

Returns:

current holder and due date information if book checked out and "book available" otherwise

compareTo

public int compareTo(library.LibraryBook lib)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<library.LibraryBook>

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Book

Returns:

title, author, ISBN, call number as a String for printing