Class Method

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Expressions
Computing with Primitive Types
• For the primitive types int, double, and boolean,
Java supports a notation for expressions that
appeals to the one that we use in arithmetic and
algebra courses.
• For example, we can write
 10 12.50
 width + height
 Math.PI radius

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Arthimetic and Relation Operators
Symbol Parameter types Result Example
+ numeric, numeric numeric x+2 addition
- numeric, numeric numeric x–2 subtraction
* numeric, numeric numeric x*2 multiplication
/ numeric, numeric numeric x/2 division
% integer, integer integer x%y modulo

> numeric, numeric boolean x>2 greater than

>= numeric, numeric boolean x >= 2 greater or equal
< numeric, numeric boolean x<2 less than
<= numeric, numeric boolean x <= 2 less or equal
== numeric, numeric boolean x == 2 equal
!= numeric, numeric boolean x != 2 not equal 3
Logic Operators
Symbol Parameter types Result Example
! boolean boolean !(x < 0) logical negation
&& boolean, boolean boolean a && b logical and
|| boolean, boolean boolean a || b logical or

• Example
(x != 0) && (x < 10) . . . determines whether a is not
equal to x (int or double) and x is less than 10

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Expressions - Method Calls
• A method is roughly like a function. Like a function,
a method consumes data and produces data.
• However, a METHOD is associated with a class.
Example:
• To compute the length of the string in Java, we use
the length method from the String class like this:
"hello world".length()
• To concatenate "world" to the end of the "hello"
String str = "hello";
str.concat("world");
• Math.sqrt(10) is square of 10
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Method Calls
• When the method is called, it always receives at
least one argument: an instance (object) of the
class with which the method is associated;
• Speaks of INVOKING a method on an instance or
object

• In general, a method call has this shape:

object.methodName(arg1, arg2, ...)

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Design Class Method Steps
The design of methods follows the same design
recipes
1. Problem analysis and data definitions
– Specify pieces of information the method needs and
output infomation
2. Purpose and contract (method signature)
– The purpose statement is just a comment that
describes the method's task in general terms.
– The method signature is a specification of inputs
and outputs, or contract as we used to call it.

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Design Class Method Steps
3. Examples
– the creation of examples that illustrate the purpose
statement in a concrete manner
4. Method template
– lists all parts of data available for the computation
inside of the body of the method
5. Method definition
– Implement method
6. Tests
– to turn the examples into executable tests

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Coffee Seller Example
Take a look at this revised version of our first problem
. . . Design a method that computes the cost of
selling bulk coffee at a specialty coffee seller from a
receipt that includes the kind of coffee, the unit price,
and the total amount (weight) sold. . .
• Examples
1) 100 pounds of Hawaiian Kona at $15.95/pound
 $1,595.00
2) 1,000 pounds of Ethiopian coffee at $8.00/pound
 $8,000.00
3) 1,700 pounds of Colombian Supreme at $9.50/pound
 16,150.00
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 1. Problem analysis and data definitions
class Coffee { Coffee
String kind;
double price; - String kind
double weight; - double price
Coffee(String kind, double price,
- double weight
double weight) {
this.kind = kind;
this.price = price;
this.weight = weight;
}
} import junit.framework.*;
public class CoffeeTest extends TestCase {
public void testConstructor() {
new Coffee("Hawaiian Kona", 15.95, 100);
new Coffee("Ethiopian", 8.0, 1000);
new Coffee("Colombian Supreme ", 9.5, 1700);
}
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1. Problem analysis and data definitions
• Methods are a part of a class. Coffee
- String kind
• Thus, if the Coffee class already - double price
had a cost method, we could write: - double weight
new Coffee("Kona", 15.95, 100).cost()
??? cost(???)
and expect this method call
to produce 1595.0.
• The only piece of information the method needs is
the instance of the class Coffee for which we are
computing the selling cost.
• It will produce a double value that represents the
selling cost.
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2. Purpose and contract
• First we add a contract, a purpose statement,
and a header for cost to the Coffee class
// the bill for a Coffee sale
class Coffee {
String kind;
double price; // in dollars per pound
double weight; // in pounds
Coffee(String kind, double price, double weight) {
...
}

// to compute the total cost of this coffee purchase

// [in dollars]
double cost() { ... }
}
a purpose statement
Contract is a METHOD SIGNATURE 12
3. Examples
• new Coffee("Hawainian Kona", 15.95,
100).cost()
// should produce 1595.0
• new Coffee("Ethiopian", 8.0, 1000).cost()
// should produce 8000.0
• new Coffee("Colombian", 9.5, 1700).cost()
// should produce 16150.0

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Primary argument: this
• cost method is always invoked on some specific
instance of Coffee.
– The instance is the primary argument to the
method, and it has a standard name, this
• We can thus use this to refer to the instance of
Coffee and access to three pieces of data:
the kind, the price, and the weight in method
body
– Access field with: object.field
– E.g: this.kind, this.price, this.weight

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4. cost method template
// to compute the total cost of this coffee purchase
// [in cents]
double cost() {
...this.kind...
...this.price...
...this.weight...
}

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5. cost method result
• The two relevant pieces are this.price and
this.weight. If we multiply them, we get the
result that we want:

// to compute the total cost of this coffee purchase

// [in cents]
double cost() {
return this.price * this.weight;
}

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5. Coffee class and method
class Coffee {
String kind;
double price;
double weight;

Coffee(String kind, double price, double weight) {

this.kind = kind;
this.price = price;
this.weight = weight;
}

// to compute the total cost of this coffee purchase

// [in dollars]
double cost() {
return this.price * this.weight;
}
}

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6. Test cost method
import junit.framework.TestCase;
public class CoffeeTest extends TestCase {
public void testContructor() {
...
}

public void testCost() {

assertEquals(
new Coffee("Hawaiian Kona", 15.95, 100).cost(), 1595.0);
Coffee c2 = new Coffee("Ethiopian", 8.0, 1000);
assertEquals(c2.cost(), 8000.0);
Coffee c3 = new Coffee("Colombian Supreme ", 9.5, 1700);
assertEquals(c3.cost(), 16150.0);
}
}

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Methods consume more data
Design method to such problems:
… The coffee shop owner may wish to find out
whether a coffee sale involved a price over a certain
amount …

Coffee
- String kind
- double price
- double weight
double cost()
??? priceOver(???)

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Purpose statement and signature
• This method must consume two arguments:
– given instance of coffee: this
– a second argument, the number of dollars with
which it is to compare the price of the sale’s record.

// to determine whether this coffee’s price is more

// than amount
boolean priceOver(double amount) { ... }

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Examples
• new Coffee("Hawaiian Kona", 15.95, 100)
.priceOver(12)
expected true

• new Coffee("Ethiopian", 8.00,

1000).priceOver(12)
expected false

• new Coffee("Colombian Supreme ", 9.50,

1700).priceOver(12)
expected false
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priceOver method template and result
// to determine whether this coffee’s price is more than amount
boolean priceOver(double amount) {
... this.kind
... this.price
... this.weight
... amount
}

The only relevant pieces of data in the template are

amount and this.price:
// to determine whether this coffee’s price is more than amount
boolean priceOver(double amount) {
return this.price > amount;
}

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Test priceOver method
import junit.framework.TestCase;
public class CoffeeTest extends TestCase {
...

public void testPriceOver() {

assertTrue(new Coffee("Hawaiian Kona", 15.95, 100)
.priceOver(12));
Coffee c2 = new Coffee("Ethiopian", 8.00, 1000);
Coffee c3 = new Coffee("Colombian Supreme ", 9.50, 1700);
assertFalse(c2.priceOver(12));
assertFalse(c3.priceOver(12));
}
}

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Cartesian Point example
• Suppose we wish to represent the pixels
(colored dots) on our computer monitors.
– A pixel is very much like a Cartesian point. It has an x
coordinate, which tells us where the pixel is in the
horizontal direction, and it has a y coordinate, which
tells us where the pixel is located in the downwards
vertical direction.
– Given the two numbers, we can locate a pixel on the
monitor
• Computes how far some pixel is from the origin
• Computes the distance between 2 pixels
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Class diagram, Define Class and Test
class CartPt {
CartPt int x;
int x int y;
int y CartPt(int x, int y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
}

import junit.framework.*;
public class CartPtTest extends TestCase {
public void testConstrutor() {
new CartPt(5, 12);
CartPt aCartPt1 = new CartPt(0, 3);
CartPt aCartPt2 = new CartPt(3, 4);
}
}
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Computes
How far some pixel is from the origin

CartPt
int x
int y

??? distanceToO(???)

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distanceToO method signature
inside of CartPt
// Computes how far this pixel is from the origin
double distanceToO() { ... }

• Examples
– new CartPt(5, 12).distanceToO() should be
13.0
– new CartPt(0, 3).distanceToO() should be 3.0
– new CartPt(4, 7).distanceToO() should be
8.062

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distanceToO method template
class CartPt {
int x;
int y;

CartPt(int x, int y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}

// Computes how far this pixel is from the origin

double distanceToO() {
...this.x...
...this.y... Add a contract, a purpose statement
} METHOD SIGNATURE
}

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distanceToO method implementation
class CartPt {
int x;
int y;

CartPt(int x, int y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}

// Computes how far this pixel is from the origin

double distanceToO() {
return Math.sqrt(this.x * this.x + this.y * this.y);
}
}

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Test distanceToO method
import junit.framework.*;
public class CartPtTest extends TestCase {
...

public void testDistanceToO() {

assertEquals(new CartPt(5, 12).distanceToO(), 13.0, 0.001);
CartPt aCartPt1 = new CartPt(0, 3);
assertEquals(aCartPt1.distanceToO(), 3.0, 0.001);
CartPt aCartPt2 = new CartPt(4, 7);
assertEquals(aCartPt2.distanceToO(), 8.062, 0.001);
}
}

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Computes the distance
between 2 pixels
CartPt
int x
int y

double distanceToO()
??? distanceTo(???)

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distanceTo Method Signature
inside of CartPt
// Computes distance from this CartPt to another
CartPt
double distanceTo(CartPt that) { ... }
• Examples
– new CartPt(6, 8).distanceTo(new CartPt(3,
4))
should be 5.0
– new CartPt(0, 3).distanceTo(new CartPt(4,
0)) should be 5.0
– new CartPt(1, 2).distanceTo(new CartPt(5,
3)) should be 4.123
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distanceTo method template
class CartPt {
int x;
int y;
...
// Computes how far this pixel is from the origin
double distanceToO() {
return Math.sqrt(this.x * this.x + this.y * this.y);
}

// Computes distance from this CartPt to another CartPt

double distanceTo(CartPt that) {
Add a contract, a purpose statement
...this.x...this.y...
METHOD SIGNATURE
...that.x...that.y...
...this.distantoO()...that.distanceToO()...
}
}

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distanceTo method implement
class CartPt {
int x;
int y;
...
// Computes how far this pixel is from the origin
double distanceToO() {
return Math.sqrt(this.x * this.x + this.y * this.y);
}

// Computes distance from this CartPt to another CartPt

double distanceTo(CartPt that) {
return Math.sqrt((that.x - this.x)*(that.x - this.x)
+ (that.y - this.y)*(that.y - this.y));
}
}

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Test distanceTo method
import junit.framework.*;
public class CartPtTest extends TestCase {
...

public void testDistanceTo() {

assertEquals(new CartPt(6, 8).distanceTo(
new CartPt(3, 4)), 5.0, 0.001);

assertEquals(new CartPt(0, 3).distanceTo(

new CartPt(4, 0)), 5.0, 0.001);

CartPt aCartPt1 = new CartPt(1, 2);

CartPt aCartPt2 = new CartPt(5, 3);
assertEquals(aCartPt1.distanceTo(aCartPt2), 4.123, 0.001);

}
}
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Class diagram - Final

CartPt
int x
int y

double distanceToO()
double distanceTo(CartPt that)

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Object Compare

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Star example
• Suppose we wish to represent a star information
which has first name, last name, instrument he uses
and his sales.
• Design methods:
– Check whether one star's sales is greater than
another star's sales.
– Check whether one star is same another star.

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Class Diagram
Class

Star
String firstName
String lastName
Property or field
Data type String instrument
int sales
Method

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Define Class and Constructor
class Star {
String firstName;
String lastName;
String instrument;
int sales;

// contructor
Star(String firstName, String lastName,
String instrument, int sales) {
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
this.instrument = instrument;
this.sales = sales;
}
}

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Test Star Constructor
import junit.framework.*;

class TestStar extends TestCase {

void testConstructor() {
new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 12200);
new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000);
new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ", 15000);
}
}

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Check whether one star's sales is
greater than another star's sales.

Star
String firstName
String lastName
String instrument
int sales
??? biggerSales(???)

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biggerSales() Method Signature
inside of Star class
// check whether this star’s sales is greater than
// another star’s sales
boolean biggerSales(Star other) { ... }

• Examples
new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000)
.biggerSales(new Star("Abba", "John",
"vocals", 12200)) expected true
new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 12200)
.biggerSales(new Star("Debie", "Gission",
"organ", 15000)) expected false
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biggerSales() method template
class Star {
String firstName;
String lastName;
String instrument;
int sales;
...

// check whhether this star' sales is greater than

// another star' sales
boolean biggerSales(Star other) {
...this.firstName...this.lastName...
...this.instrument...this.sales...
...other.firstName...other.lastName...
...other.instrument...other.sales...
}
}

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biggerSales method implement
class Star {
String firstName;
String lastName;
String instrument;
int sales;
...

// check whether this star’s sales is greater than

// another star’s sales
boolean biggerSales(Star other) {
return (this.sales > other.sales);
}

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biggerSales() method test
import junit.framework.TestCase;

public class StarTest extends TestCase {

...
public void testBiggerSales () {
Star aStar1 = new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 12200);
assertTrue(new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000)
.biggerSales(aStar1));
assertFalse(aStar1.biggerSales(
new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ", 15000)));
}
}

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Compare equals of 2 objects
• Check whether one star is same another star.

Star
String firstName
String lastName
String instrument
int sales
boolean biggerSales(Star other)
??? same(???)

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same() Method Signature
inside of Star class
// check whether this star is same another star
boolean same(Star other) { ... }

• Examples
new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000)
.same(new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar",
20000)) expected true
new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000)
.same(new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ",
15000)) expected false
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same() method template
class Star {
String firstName;
String lastName;
String instrument;
int sales;
...

// check whhether this star is same another star

boolean same(Star other) {
...this.firstName...this.lastName...
...this.instrument...this.sales...
...this.biggerSales(...)
...other.firstName...other.lastName...
...other.instrument...other.sales...
...other.biggerSales(...)
}
}
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same() method implement
class Star {
String firstName;
String lastName;
String instrument;
int sales;
...

// check whether this star is same another star

boolean same(Star other) {
return (this.firstName.equals(other.firstName)
&& this.lastName.equals(other.lastName)
&& this.instrument.equals(other.instrument)
&& this.sales == other.sales);
}
}

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same() method test
import junit.framework.TestCase;
public class StarTest extends TestCase {
...
public void testSame() {
assertTrue(new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 12200)
.same(new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 12200)));

Star aStar1 = new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000);

assertTrue(aStar1.same(
new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000)));

Star aStar2 = new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ", 15000);

Star aStar3 = new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ", 15000);
assertFalse(aStar1.same(aStar2));
assertTrue(aStar2.same(aStar3));
}
}
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Other solution: equals method
• A: Why we do not use JUnit built-in assertEquals method?
• Q: Can override build-in equals method
class Star {
String firstName;
String lastName;
String instrument;
int sales;
...
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (null == obj || !(obj instanceof Star))
return false;
else { Star that = (Star) obj;
return this.firstName.equals(that.firstName)
&& this.lastName.equals(that.lastName)
&& this.instrument.equals(that.instrument)
&& this.sales == that.sales;
}
}
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equals method test
import junit.framework.TestCase;
public class StarTest extends TestCase {
...
public void testEquals() {
assertFalse(new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 12200)
.equals(new Star("Abba", "John", "vocals", 20000)));

assertEquals(new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000),

new Star("Elton", "John", "guitar", 20000));

Star aStar1 = new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ", 15000);

Star aStar2 = new Star("Debie", "Gission", "organ", 15000);
assertEquals(aStar1, aStar2);
}
}

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Conditional Computations

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Conditional Computation Example
• . . . Develop a method that computes the yearly
interest for certificates of deposit (CD) for banks.
The interest rate for a CD depends on the amount of
deposited money. Currently, the bank pays 2% for
amounts up to $5,000, 2.25% for amounts between
$5,000 and $10,000, and 2.5% for everything
beyond that. . . .

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Define Class
CD
String owner
int amount

class CD {
String owner;
int amount; // cents

CD(String owner, int amount) {

this.owner = owner;
this.amount = amount;
}
}

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interest method signature
CD
String owner
int amount
??? interest(???)

// computes the yearly interest for this CD

double interest() { ... }

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Example
• Translating the intervals from the problem analysis
into tests yields three “interior” examples:
– new CD("Kathy", 250000).interest() expect
5000.0
– new CD("Matthew", 510000).interest() expect
11475.0
– new CD("Shriram", 1100000).interest() expect
27500.0

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Conditional computation
• To express this kind of conditional computation,
Java provides the so-called IF-STATEMENT, which
can distinguish two possibilities:
if (condition) { if (condition1) {
statement1 statement1
} }
else {
if (condition2) {
if (condition) {
statement2
statement1
}
}
else {
else {
statement3
statement2
}
}
}
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interest method template
// compute the interest rate for this account
double interest() {
if (0 <= this.amount && this.amount < 500000) {
...this.owner...this.amount...
}
else {
if (500000 <= this.amount && this.amount < 1000000) {
...this.owner...this.amount...
}
else {
...this.owner...this.amount...
}
}
}

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interest() method implement
// compute the interest rate for this account
double interest() {
if (0 <= this.amount && this.amount < 500000) {
return 0.02 this.amount;
}
else {
if (500000 <= this.amount && this.amount < 1000000) {
return 0.0225 this.amount;
}
else {
return 0.025 this.amount;
}
}
}

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interest() full implement
// compute the interest rate for this account
double interest() {
if (this.amount < 0) {
return 0;
}
else {
if (this.amount < 500000) {
return 0.02 this.amount;
}
else {
if (this.amount < 1000000) {
return 0.0225 this.amount;
}
else {
return 0.025 this.amount;
}
}
}
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interest() full implement
// compute the interest rate for this account
double interest() {
if (this.amount < 0)
return 0;
else
if (this.amount < 500000)
return 0.02 this.amount;
else
if (this.amount < 1000000)
return 0.0225 this.amount;
else
return 0.025 this.amount;
}

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interest() different implement
// compute the interest rate for this account
double interest() {
if (this.amount < 0)
return 0;
if (this.amount < 500000)
return 0.02 this.amount;
if (this.amount < 1000000)
return 0.0225 this.amount;
return 0.025 this.amount;
}

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