org.gswing.components.common
Class Party

java.lang.Object
  org.gswing.components.common.Party

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Party
extends Object
implements Serializable

Purpose: Represents a political party.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String	IND Independent abbreviation.
static String	IND_CON Independent conservative abbreviation.
static String	IND_GRN Independent green abbreviation.
static String	IND_LAB Independent Labour abbreviation.
static String	INDEPENDENT Independent full name string.
static String	OTHERS Other party.

Constructor Summary

Party(String abbreviation, String fullName)
Constructor.

Party(String abbreviation, String fullName, boolean useProperties)
Constructor.

Party(String abbreviation, String fullName, URL homePage)
Constructor.

Party(String abbreviation, String fullName, URL homePage, boolean useProperties)
Contructor.

Method Summary

String	getAbbreviation() Get the party's abbreviation.
Color	getColour() Get the party's colour.
String	getFullName() Get the party's fullname.
URL	getHomePage()
static String	independentCheck(String constituency, String party) Independent candidates are unique in that there can be more than one standing in a particular constituency.
static void	resetIndependentCounter() Reset the hashtable containing independent counters.
void	setAbbreviation(String abbreviation) Set the party's abbreviation.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

INDEPENDENT

public static final String INDEPENDENT

Independent full name string.

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Constant Field Values

IND

public static final String IND

Independent abbreviation.

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Constant Field Values

IND_LAB

public static final String IND_LAB

Independent Labour abbreviation.

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Constant Field Values

IND_CON

public static final String IND_CON

Independent conservative abbreviation.

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Constant Field Values

IND_GRN

public static final String IND_GRN

Independent green abbreviation.

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Constant Field Values

OTHERS

public static final String OTHERS

Other party.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Party

public Party(String abbreviation,
             String fullName)

Constructor.

Parameters:

abbreviation - The party abbreviation.

fullName - The party full name.

Party

public Party(String abbreviation,
             String fullName,
             URL homePage)

Constructor.

Parameters:

abbreviation - The party abbreviation.

fullName - The party full name.

homePage - The party's home page.

Party

public Party(String abbreviation,
             String fullName,
             boolean useProperties)

Constructor.

Parameters:

abbreviation - The party abbreviation.

fullName - The party full name.

useProperties - Whether or not to use the Propeties to get party colours.

Party

public Party(String abbreviation,
             String fullName,
             URL homePage,
             boolean useProperties)

Contructor.

Parameters:

abbreviation - The party abbreviation.

fullName - The party full name.

homePage - The party's home page URL.

useProperties - Whether or not to use the Propeties to get party colours.

Method Detail

getAbbreviation

public String getAbbreviation()

Get the party's abbreviation.

Returns:

The party abbreviation.

getFullName

public String getFullName()

Get the party's fullname.

Returns:

The party full name.

getColour

public Color getColour()

Get the party's colour.

Returns:

The party colour.

setAbbreviation

public void setAbbreviation(String abbreviation)

Set the party's abbreviation.

Parameters:

abbreviation - The party's abbreviation.

independentCheck

public static String independentCheck(String constituency,
                                      String party)

Independent candidates are unique in that there can be more than one standing in a particular constituency. However, the votes table won't allow two candidates to have the same party - this method adds a counter to the party abbreviation if there is more than one independent candidate in the same constituency / region.

Parameters:

constituency - The name of the constituency.

party - The political party.

resetIndependentCounter

public static void resetIndependentCounter()

Reset the hashtable containing independent counters.

getHomePage

public URL getHomePage()

Returns:

The party's home page.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object