Lab: Iterators and Comparators
Problems for the "C# OOP Advanced" course @ Software University .
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1. Library
NOTE: You need the namespace IteratorsAndComparators.
Create a class Book, which should have three public properties:
string Title
int Year
List<string> Authors
Authors can be anonymous, one or many. A Book should have only one constructor.
Create a class Library, which should store a collection of books and implement the IEnumerable<Book> interface.
List<Book> books
A Library could be intilized without books or with any number of books and should have only one constructor.
Examples
StartUp.cs
public static void Main()
{
Book bookOne = new Book("Animal Farm", 2003, "George Orwell");
Book bookTwo = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 2002, "Dorothy Sayers", "Robert Eustace");
Book bookThree = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 1930);
Library libraryOne = new Library();
Library libraryTwo = new Library(bookOne, bookTwo, bookThree);
}
Solution
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2. Library Iterator
NOTE: You need the namespace IteratorsAndComparators.
Extend your solution from the prevoius task. Inside the Library class create a nested class LibraryIterator, which
should implement the IEnumerator<Book> interface. Try to implement the bodies of the inherited methods by
yourself. You will need two more members:
List<Book> books
int currentIndex
Now you should be able to iterate through a Library in the Main method.
Examples
Startup.cs
public static void Main()
{
Book bookOne = new Book("Animal Farm", 2003, "George Orwell");
Book bookTwo = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 2002, "Dorothy Sayers", "Robert Eustace");
Book bookThree = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 1930);
Library libraryOne = new Library();
Library libraryTwo = new Library(bookOne, bookTwo, bookThree);
foreach (var book in libraryTwo)
{
Console.WriteLine(book.Title);
}
}
Output
Animal Farm
The Documents in the Case
The Documents in the Case
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Solution
3. Comparable Book
NOTE: You need the namespace IteratorsAndComparators.
Extend your solution from the prevoius task. Implement the IComparable<Book> interface in the existing class
Book. The comparison between two books should happen in the following order:
First sort them in ascending chronological order (by year)
If two books are published in the same year, sort them alphabetically
Override the ToString() method in your Book class, so it returns a string in the format:
{title} - {year}
Change your Library class, so that it stores the books in the correct order.
Examples
Startup.cs
public static void Main()
{
Book bookOne = new Book("Animal Farm", 2003, "George Orwell");
Book bookTwo = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 2002, "Dorothy Sayers", "Robert Eustace");
Book bookThree = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 1930);
Library libraryOne = new Library();
Library libraryTwo = new Library(bookOne, bookTwo, bookThree);
foreach (var book in libraryTwo)
{
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Console.WriteLine(book);
}
}
Examples
Output
The Documents in the Case - 1930
The Documents in the Case - 2002
Animal Farm - 2003
Solution
4. Book Comparator
NOTE: You need the namespace IteratorsAndComparators.
Extend your solution from the prevoius task. Create a class BookComparator, which should implement the
IComparer<Book> interface and thus include the following method:
int Compare(Book, Book)
BookComparator must compare two books by:
1. Book title - alphabetical order
2. Year of publishing a book - from the newest to the oldest
Modify your Library class once again to implement the new sorting.
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Examples
Startup.cs
public static void Main()
{
Book bookOne = new Book("Animal Farm", 2003, "George Orwell");
Book bookTwo = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 2002, "Dorothy Sayers", "Robert Eustace");
Book bookThree = new Book("The Documents in the Case", 1930);
Library library = new Library(bookOne, bookTwo, bookThree);
}
Output
Animal Farm - 2003
The Documents in the Case - 2002
The Documents in the Case - 1930
Solution
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