Computer Science 210
Data Structures
Fall 2019, Siena College
BaaBaaBetter BlueJ Project
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BaaBaaBetter Source Code
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/**
* Example BaaBaaBetter: using a simple method to eliminate some
* repeated code (refrain lyrics).
*
* @author Jim Teresco, The College of Saint Rose, CSC 202, Fall 2012
* @version Fall 2019
*/
public class BaaBaaBetter {
/**
a method to perform the 4 println statements that
were being repeated in the BaaBaaBad version
*/
public static void refrain() {
System.out.println("Baa, baa, black sheep,");
System.out.println("Have you any wool?");
System.out.println("Yes sir, yes sir,");
System.out.println("Three bags full.");
}
/**
Print the lyrics to "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
The main method is still where our program will begin
executing, even though there is now an additional
method defined within our class
@param args not used
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// we replace the 4 println statements here
// and below with a single method call!
refrain();
// this part was not repeated, so we do not place it
// into a method (though we could if we wanted to
// simplify the main method
System.out.println("One for the master,");
System.out.println("One for the dame,");
System.out.println("And one for the little boy");
System.out.println("Who lives down the lane.");
// our second call to the refrain - now the only
// repeated code here is the method call itself,
// much more manageable than the 4 println
// statements
refrain();
}
}