Need some help on some Java Homework

[Ren Erene]

1. Programming Exercise: Purse
Implement a class named Purse. A purse contains a collection of coins. For simplicity, we will only store the
coin names in an ArrayList<String> . In the Purse class, you should:
(1) Supply a method
public void addCoin(String coinName)
This method add one coin name to the ArrayList .
(2) Supply a method
public String toString()
This method returns a string that contains the coins in the purse in the following format
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
(3) Supply a method
public void reverse()
This method reverses the sequence of coins in a purse.
For example, if the reverse method is called with a purse
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
, then the purse is changed to
Purse[Dime, Nickel, Dime, Quarter]
(4) Supply a method
public void transfer(Purse other)
This method transfers the contents of one purse to another.
For example, if a is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
, and b is
Purse[Dime, Nickel]
,then after the call a.transer(b), a is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime, Dime, Nickel]
, and b is empty
(5) Supply a method
public boolean sameContents(Purse other)
This method checks whether the other purse has the same coins in the same order.
For example, if a is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
, and b is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
,then the call a.sameContents(b) returns true
Also, implement the PurseTester class to test the above methods of the Purse class


I'm struggling with Arrays and need help badly!

[Henry Wong]

Ren Erene wrote:1. Programming Exercise: Purse
Implement a class named Purse. A purse contains a collection of coins. For simplicity, we will only store the
coin names in an ArrayList<String> . In the Purse class, you should:
(1) Supply a method
public void addCoin(String coinName)
This method add one coin name to the ArrayList .
(2) Supply a method
public String toString()
This method returns a string that contains the coins in the purse in the following format
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
(3) Supply a method
public void reverse()
This method reverses the sequence of coins in a purse.
For example, if the reverse method is called with a purse
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
, then the purse is changed to
Purse[Dime, Nickel, Dime, Quarter]
(4) Supply a method
public void transfer(Purse other)
This method transfers the contents of one purse to another.
For example, if a is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
, and b is
Purse[Dime, Nickel]
,then after the call a.transer(b), a is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime, Dime, Nickel]
, and b is empty
(5) Supply a method
public boolean sameContents(Purse other)
This method checks whether the other purse has the same coins in the same order.
For example, if a is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
, and b is
Purse[Quarter, Dime, Nickel, Dime]
,then the call a.sameContents(b) returns true
Also, implement the PurseTester class to test the above methods of the Purse class


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