Chapter 6, Problem 4PP

Program Plan Intro

Bulgarian Solitaire

Program plan:

• In a file “Piles.java”, create a class “Piles”,
  • Declare an “ArrayList”.
  • Define the constructor,
    • Initialize the “ArrayList”.
    • Create a loop,
      • Add the value into the “ArrayList”.
  • Define a method “tostring()” to return the string representation of piles.
  • Define a method “playRound()”,
    • Declare the number of cards that will end up in the last pile to be added.
    • Create a loop,
      • Assign the value returned from “get()” method.
      • Decrement the value by “1”.
      • Check the condition,
        • If it is true, call the method “set()”.
        • • Otherwise,
            • Remove the value from the “ArrayList”.
            • Decrement the value.
    • Add the new pile into the “ArrayList”.
• In a file “BulgarianSolitaireTester.java”, create a class “BulgarianSolitaireTester”,
  • Define the method “main()”,
    • Create an object for “Piles” class.
    • Call the method “playRound()”.
    • Print the object properties.
    • Print the expected values.
    • Call the method “playRound()”.
    • Print the object properties.
    • Print the expected values.
    • Call the method “playRound()”.
    • Print the object properties.
    • Print the expected values.
    • Call the method “playRound()”.
    • Print the object properties.
    • Print the expected values.
    • Call the method “playRound()”.
    • Print the object properties.
    • Print the expected values.
    • Call the method “playRound()”.
    • Print the object properties.
    • Print the expected values.