Now we have created a Member data object, we need to be able to create an instance to store.

The Member data member.

See what I mean, this is bad code - you can do better. We use a StringTokenizer to split a String into fields.

But suppose the Member's name is Mary Jo O Sullivan?

It ain't going to work.

Very lazy way to deal with problems!

Need to get the Member into another Class

These should be added

Getting hold of Member data and creating the instance

Uses the IBIO classes to work from the console - ugly and dirty!

/**
* Gets Member details from console and creates an instance of Member
*
* @author Richard
* @version 20071029
*/
public class MemberConsole
{
  private Member m;
  /**
  * Constructor for objects of class MemberConsole
  */
  public MemberConsole()
  {
    // initialise instance variables
    this.m = getMember();
  }
  public Member getMember()
  {
    try
    {
      output("input record details: code first last true/false");
      String s = input().trim();
      java.util.StringTokenizer st = new java.util.StringTokenizer(s, " ");
      int code = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken().trim());
      String first = st.nextToken().trim();
      String last = st.nextToken().trim();
      boolean paid = Boolean.parseBoolean(st.nextToken().trim());
      Member m = new Member(code, first, last, paid);
      return m;
     }
     catch(Exception e)
     {
       output("Some error getting member record");
       return null;
     }
   }
   public Member getMemberConsole(){ return this.m; }

/**
* IBIO methods, (c) International Baccalaureate 2003
* Computer Science Subject Guide, Appendix 2.
*/

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