Programming and Problem Solving with Java

CASE STUDY

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ADDRESS BOOK

Problem:Create an address book application that creates entries and writes them to the

file bookFile.

Brainstorming:We’ve already started this process, having brainstormed the initial set

of classes and filtered them. After the initial scenario walk-through, we have the

following list:

We also have the following what-ifquestions left unresolved:

Filtering:All of this information is important, but let’s begin small. This application only

needs to create a file of entries, not process them. Let’s limit ourselves to an application

that creates an address book with just a name, an address, and a phone number in each

What happens when the user

asks for a name that's not in the book?

wants to add an entry to the book?

deletes an entry?

tries to delete an entry that isn't in the book?

wants a phone number?

wants a business address?

wants a list of upcoming birthdays?

Entry

Name

Address

Work address

Phone number

E-mail

Birthday

User interface