Class for representing a card in Java?

Question

I\'m making a blackjack program in Java, and I was starting to write the class declaration for an object Card. Will this be sufficient, or are there some methods I should ha

Answer 1

Yeah, your start looks good. Switch the ranks and suits to enums - that would be a good idea. As far as methods, create them as you go and discover you need them. Depending on the game you're writing, you may need a completely different set of methods.

Java has a very powerful enum. Check out the example below.

public enum Rank {
  ACE(1, "Ace"),
  TWO(2, "Two"),
  ... etc
  KING(13, "King");

  private int value;
  private String display;

  private Rank (int value, String display) {
    this.value = value;
    this.display = display;
  }

  public int getValue() {
    return this.value;
  }

  public int getDisplay() {
    return this.display;
  }
}