Start with this NetBeans project or create one with App.java Model Model.java Student.java Address.java BirthDate.java Functionality The application App creates a Model object The Model class creates...

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    • App.java
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Model
    
    
    
    • Model.java
    
    
    • Student.java
    
    
    • Address.java
    
    
    • BirthDate.java
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Functionality

• The application App creates a Model object


• The Model class
  
  
  
  • creates 3 Student objects
  
  
  • displays information about the three students
  
  
  • compares the birth dates of the three Student objects
  
  
  • displays a message stating who is the oldest
  
  
  
  

The classes

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  App
  
  
  
  • it has the
    main
    method which is the method that Java looks for and runs to start any application
  
  
  • it creates an object (an instance) of the Model class
  
  
  
  


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  Model
  
  
  
  • this is the class where all the action is going to happen
  
  
  • it creates three students and compare their birth dates and displays a message stating who is older or if they are of the same age
  
  
  • make sure you
    test your application for all the possible cases
  
  
  
  


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  Student
  
  
  
  • has the following attributes
    
    
    
    • int studentId;
    
    
    • String firstName;
    
    
    • String lastName;
    
    
    • BirthDate birthday;
    
    
    • Address address;
    
    
    • String phoneNumber;
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  BirthDate
  
  
  
  • it is a class (or type) which is used in Student defining the type of the attribute
    birthday
    
  
  
  • it has three attributes
    
    
    
    • int month;
    
    
    • int day;
    
    
    • int year;
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • it also has a method that returns a formatted string with month, day, year:
    
    
    
    • for instance: 10/10/2000
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Address
  
  
  
  • it is a class (or type) which is used in Student defining the type of the attribute
    address
    
  
  
  • it has the following attributes:
    
    
    
    • String addressLine1
    
    
    • String addressLine2
    
    
    • String city
    
    
    • String state
    
    
    • int zipCode
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • it also has a method that returns a formatted string such as (without the bullets):
    
    
    
    • 
      25 Yearsley Mill Rd
      
    
    
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      Media, PA 19063
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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Extracted text: Don't use static variables and methods • Encapsulation: make sure you protect your class variables and provide access to them through get and set methods • all the classes are required to have a constructor that receives all the attributes as parameters and updates the attributes accordingly • all the classes are required to have an "empty" constructor that receives no parameters but updates all the attributes as needed • Follow Horstmann's Java Language Coding Guidelines • Organized in packages (MVC - Model - View Controller) Contents App Creates a Model object Student • int studentid • Sring firstName • String lastName BirthDate birthday Model Creates three Student objects Compares their birth dates • Displays a message stating who is the oldest Address address • String phoneNumber Address BirthDate addresslinel int month addressline2 int day city int year state zipCode • Start with this NetBeans project or create one with o • App.java o Model • Model.java - Student.java