Package edu.ucsb.cs156.courses.utilities

Class CourseUtilities

java.lang.Object

edu.ucsb.cs156.courses.utilities.CourseUtilities

public class CourseUtilities
extends Object

static utility methods for dealing with courses

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	makeFormattedCourseId(String subjectArea, String courseNumber)	Given a subject area and course number, return a course id that is formatted in the precise way that course numbers are formatted in UCSB's GOLD system.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

makeFormattedCourseId

public static String makeFormattedCourseId(String subjectArea,
 String courseNumber)

Given a subject area and course number, return a course id that is formatted in the precise way that course numbers are formatted in UCSB's GOLD system. That format has the subject area left justified in an 8 character field, followed by the course number right justified in a 3 character field, followed by the suffix (if any) left justified in a 2 character field. Examples: (the 1234567812312 line is there to show the spacing.)

 1234567812312
 CMPSC   130A
 CMPSC     5JA
 CMPSC    24
 

Parameters:

subjectArea - subject area, such as CMPSC

courseNumber - course number, such as 130A

Returns:

formatted course number