// This example is from _Java Examples in a Nutshell_. (http://www.oreilly.com)
// Copyright (c) 1997 by David Flanagan
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// You may study, use, modify, and distribute it for non-commercial purposes.
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/**
* This class represents complex numbers, and defines methods for performing
* arithmetic on complex numbers.
**/
public class ComplexNumber {
// These are the instance variables. Each ComplexNumber object holds
// two double values, known as x and y. They are private, so they are
// not accessible from outside this class. Instead, they are available
// through the real() and imaginary() methods below.
private double x, y;
/** This is the constructor. It initializes the x and y variables */
public ComplexNumber(double real, double imaginary) {
this.x = real;
this.y = imaginary;
}
/**
* An accessor method. Returns the real part of the complex number.
* Note that there is no setReal() method to set the real part. This means
* that the ComplexNumber class is "immutable".
**/
public double real() { return x; }
/** An accessor method. Returns the imaginary part of the complex number */
public double imaginary() { return y; }
/** Compute the magnitude of a complex number */
public double magnitude() { return Math.sqrt(x*x + y*y); }
/**
* This method converts a ComplexNumber to a string. This is a method of
* Object that we override so that complex numbers can be meaningfully
* converted to strings, and so they can conveniently be printed out with
* System.out.println() and related methods
**/
public String toString() { return "{" + x + "," + y + "}"; }
/**
* This is a static class method. It takes two complex numbers, adds them,
* and returns the result as a third number. Because it is static, there is
* no "current instance" or "this" object. Use it like this:
* ComplexNumber c = ComplexNumber.add(a, b);
**/
public static ComplexNumber add(ComplexNumber a, ComplexNumber b) {
return new ComplexNumber(a.x + b.x, a.y + b.y);
}
/**
* This is a non-static instance method by the same name. It adds the
* specified complex number to the current complex number. Use it like this:
* ComplexNumber c = a.add(b);
**/
public ComplexNumber add(ComplexNumber a) {
return new ComplexNumber(this.x + a.x, this.y+a.y);
}
/** A static class method to multiply complex numbers */
public static ComplexNumber multiply(ComplexNumber a, ComplexNumber b) {
return new ComplexNumber(a.x*b.x - a.y*b.y, a.x*b.y + a.y*b.x);
}
/** An instance method to multiply complex numbers */
public ComplexNumber multiply(ComplexNumber a) {
return new ComplexNumber(x*a.x - y*a.y, x*a.y + y*a.x);
}
}
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