/*
 * @(#)APerson.java  1.0  3 December 2002
 *
 * <P> A class to represent one person. </P>
 * @author Viera K. Proulx
 * (modified by Sharon Tuttle, 2-11-03)
 */
abstract class APerson 
{
    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     fields 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    private String name;
	
    /* The year of birth, assumed to be expressed as a 4-digit number */
    private int dob;

    private String department;
		
    /*------------------------------------------------------------------
     accessors
     -----------------------------------------------------------------*/
    String getName()
    {
        return this.name;
    }

    int getDob()
    {
        return this.dob;
    }

    String getDepartment()
    {
        return this.department;
    }

    /*---------------------------------------------------------------
     modifiers
     ----------------------------------------------------------------*/
    void setName(String nm)
    {
        this.name = nm;
    }

    void setDob(int birthYear)
    {
        this.dob = birthYear;
    }

    void setDepartment(String dept)
    {
        this.department = dept;
    }

    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     other methods 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
	
    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Purpose: determine whether this person is older than given APerson
              object somePerson
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    boolean olderThan(APerson somePerson)
    {
      	return (this.dob < somePerson.dob);
    }

    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Purpose: determine whether this person is in the given department
              aDept
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 
    boolean inDepartment(String aDept)
    {
	return ( (this.department).equals(aDept));
    }
}