student.java

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/**
 * A class to represent a single student.
 * This is a vary simple class with no error checking
 * It is intended to be used to demonstrate the use of GUIs
 * 
 * @author Ian Bradley 
 * @version 10/04/07
 */
public class Student
{
	private String name;
	private String id;

	/**
	 * Constructor for objects of class Student
	 * 
	 * @param name student name - not concerned with format
	 * @param id student id a unique string of digits
	 */
	public Student(String name, String id)
	{
		this.name = name;
		this.id = id;
	}

	/**
	 * getter method for name
	 * 
	 * @return     the student's name
	 */
	public String getName()
	{
	    return name;
	}
	
	/**
	 * getter method for id
	 * 
	 * @return     the student's id
	 */
	public String getID()
	{
	    return id;
	}
	
	/**
	 * overrides the toString method
	 * 
	 * @return     a formatted string containing the tudent's name and id
	 */
	public String toString()
	{
	    return "Student name: " + name + " and ID " + id ;
	}
	
}