net.sourceforge.jsurveyor
Class QuestionMultipleChoice

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.jsurveyor.Question
      net.sourceforge.jsurveyor.QuestionMultipleChoice

public class QuestionMultipleChoice

extends net.sourceforge.jsurveyor.Question

Class to model multipechoice questions Besides what is implemented from its superclass it handles the list of possible answers for the multiplechoice question.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Claus Methmann Christensen, Anders Spliid Hansen, Esben Iversen Hansen, Lars H Jensen, Marcus Overheu, Thomas Ramdal, Peter Thomsen

Constructor Summary

QuestionMultipleChoice()
Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice

QuestionMultipleChoice(int questionID, java.lang.String text, boolean writeable, boolean required, boolean depends, java.util.ArrayList dependency, java.lang.String[] choice)
Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice, use through DataAccess.

QuestionMultipleChoice(java.lang.String text, boolean writeable)
Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice

QuestionMultipleChoice(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String[] choice, boolean writeable)
Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice.

Method Summary

void	addChoice(java.lang.String[] newchoice, int n) Adds an array of choices to the existing array of choices, starting from the nth position
java.lang.String[]	getChoice() This method returns the text of the different choices.
java.util.ArrayList	getDependency() Returns the ArrayList representation of dependency
boolean	getDepends() Does the question depend on a specific answer from another question for it to be asked?
int	getQuestionID() Returns the ID of the question.
java.lang.String	getText() Returns the question text.
boolean	getWriteable() Returns true if the question is writeable
boolean	isWriteable() Returns true if the question is writeable.
void	removeChoice(int n) Removes a choice at the nth position from the existing array of choices
void	removeDependency() Removes any dependency on the question.
void	setChoice(java.lang.String[] choice) Sets the text of the different choices.
void	setDependency(QuestionMultipleChoice question, int[] choices) Sets the dependency of this question to specific answers of a multiplechoice question.
void	setQuestionID(int questionID) Sets the ID of the question.
void	setText(java.lang.String text) Sets the question text.
void	setWriteable(boolean writeable) Sets the writable parameter.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the questionID prefixed with a M to represent it is a multiplechoice.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

QuestionMultipleChoice

public QuestionMultipleChoice()

Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice

QuestionMultipleChoice

public QuestionMultipleChoice(java.lang.String text,
                              boolean writeable)

Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice

Parameters:

text - String

writeable - boolean

QuestionMultipleChoice

public QuestionMultipleChoice(java.lang.String text,
                              java.lang.String[] choice,
                              boolean writeable)

Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice.

Parameters:

text - String

choice - String[]

writeable - boolean

QuestionMultipleChoice

public QuestionMultipleChoice(int questionID,
                              java.lang.String text,
                              boolean writeable,
                              boolean required,
                              boolean depends,
                              java.util.ArrayList dependency,
                              java.lang.String[] choice)

Constructor for QuestionMultipleChoice, use through DataAccess.

Parameters:

questionID - int

text - String

writeable - boolean

required - boolean

depends - boolean

dependency - ArrayList

choice - String[]

Method Detail

getChoice

public java.lang.String[] getChoice()

This method returns the text of the different choices.

Returns:

String[]

setChoice

public void setChoice(java.lang.String[] choice)
               throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Sets the text of the different choices.

Parameters:

choice - String[]

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

addChoice

public void addChoice(java.lang.String[] newchoice,
                      int n)
               throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Adds an array of choices to the existing array of choices, starting from the nth position

Parameters:

newchoice - String[]

n - int

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException - .

removeChoice

public void removeChoice(int n)
                  throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Removes a choice at the nth position from the existing array of choices

Parameters:

n - int

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the questionID prefixed with a M to represent it is a multiplechoice. Returns a string representation of the object

Returns:

String

getQuestionID

public int getQuestionID()

Returns the ID of the question.

Returns:

int

setQuestionID

public void setQuestionID(int questionID)

Sets the ID of the question.

Parameters:

questionID - int

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Returns the question text.

Returns:

String

setText

public void setText(java.lang.String text)
             throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Sets the question text. Throws IllegalAccessException if the question is active

Parameters:

text - String

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

getDepends

public boolean getDepends()

Does the question depend on a specific answer from another question for it to be asked? Returns true if that is the case, otherwise it returns false.

Returns:

boolean

setDependency

public void setDependency(QuestionMultipleChoice question,
                          int[] choices)
                   throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Sets the dependency of this question to specific answers of a multiplechoice question.

Parameters:

question - QuestionMultipleChoice

choices - int[]

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

PRE condition:

the numbers in the integer array must match possible choices in the dependency question.

removeDependency

public void removeDependency()
                      throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Removes any dependency on the question.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

getDependency

public java.util.ArrayList getDependency()

Returns the ArrayList representation of dependency

Returns:

ArrayList

isWriteable

public boolean isWriteable()

Returns true if the question is writeable.

Returns:

boolean

setWriteable

public void setWriteable(boolean writeable)

Sets the writable parameter.

Parameters:

writeable - boolean

getWriteable

public boolean getWriteable()

Returns true if the question is writeable

Returns:

boolean