File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
SBookServiceServant.java	API Doc	Example	3138	Tue Oct 29 13:51:46 GMT 2002	ora.jwsnut.chapter6.serializerbookservice

SBookServiceServant

• java.lang.Object

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Methods Summary
private BookInfo	findBook(java.lang.String name) Looks for a book whose title matches a given string. The comparison is case-insensitive. param name the string to match against the book name return the BookInfo object for the first matching book, or null if no match exists. BookInfo[] books = SBookServiceServantData.getBookInfo(); for (int i = 0; i < books.length; i++) { if (books[i].getTitle().equalsIgnoreCase(name)) { // Found a match return books[i]; } } return null; // No match
public java.lang.String	getAuthor(java.lang.String name) Get the author for a book with a given name. param name the name of the book. return the author of the book, or null if no matching book can be found. BookInfo book = findBook(name); return book == null ? null : book.getAuthor();
public int	getBookCount() Gets the number of books known to the service return the number of books known to the service. return SBookServiceServantData.getBookInfo().length;
public BookInfo[]	getBookInfo() Gets information for all known books, in the form of an array. return an array of BookInfo objects with one entry for each book. return SBookServiceServantData.getBookInfo();
public java.util.HashMap	getBookMap() Returns all of the books known to the book service in the form of a HashMap where the key to each entry is the book title in upper case and the value is a BookInfo object. return SBookServiceServantData.getBookInfoHashMap();
public java.lang.String	getEditor(java.lang.String name) Gets the name of the editor for a book. param name the name of the book. return the editor of the book, or null if no matching book can be found. BookInfo book = findBook(name); return book == null ? null : book.getEditor();
public double	getPrice(java.lang.String name) Gets the price of a book with a given name. If the given name does not match with a known book, a BookServiceException is thrown. param name the name of the book. return the price of the book. BookInfo book = findBook(name); if (book == null) { // No such book - throw an exception throw new BookServiceException("No matching book for '" + name + "'"); } return book.getPrice();