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Subject: Re: StatsTable object
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On 09/12/2011 12:03 PM, markspace wrote:
> On 9/12/2011 1:23 AM, bob wrote:
>
>> What do you all think of this representation? I think it would be
>> better if it had a more 2-dimensional feel, but I don't want to
>> complicate things.
>
>
> I don't like it. I think it would be better to represent the rows as
> classes, and then compose the object as a collection of those objects. I

In some case it might be <better> to represent the
table as a collection of column class instances.

> know this sounds like a bit of extra work, but in the long run it's
> probably better.
>
> For example, if you wanted to use a JTable, which is a table for GUI
> display, having the actual types as ints, double, etc. instead of
> strings would be a big advantage because the default display/editing
> will use those types and "do the right thing" in many cases.
>
> Something like:
>
> public class PlayerStats {
> String name;
> int touchdowns;
> double yardsRushing;
> double yardsPassing;
> ... getters/setters...
>
> public int getPropertyCount() { return 4; }
> public int getPropertyNames() {
> return new String[] { "Name","Touchdows","Yards Rushing",
> "Yards Passing", };
> }
>
> public class StatsTable {
> ArrayList<PlayerStats> playerStats;
> ... don't need "rows" use playerStats.getSize()
> ... columns: use getPropertyCount()...
> }