Package org.deltava.beans.testing

Class Question

java.lang.Object

org.deltava.beans.DatabaseBean

org.deltava.beans.DatabaseBlobBean

org.deltava.beans.ImageBean

org.deltava.beans.testing.Question

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Object>, IDBean, Cacheable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MultiChoiceQuestion, QuestionProfile

public class Question
extends ImageBean

A class to store examination question information.

Since:

1.0

Version:

10.6

Author:

Luke

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.deltava.beans.ImageBean

ImageBean.ImageFormat

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	_text	The question text.

Fields inherited from class org.deltava.beans.DatabaseBlobBean

_buffer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Question(String text)	Creates a new Question.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(Object o2)	Compares to another Question by comparing the Question Numbers.
String	getAnswer()	Returns the User's answer to the Question.
String	getCorrectAnswer()	Returns the Correct Answer to the Question.
boolean	getExactMatch()	Returns if the user has provided the exact correct answer.
ImageType	getImageType()	Returns the database image type.
int	getNumber()	Returns the Question Number.
String	getQuestion()	Returns the Question text.
String	getReference()	Returns an optional reference to the correct answer.
boolean	isCorrect()	Returns if the question was answered correctly.
void	setAnswer(String answer)	Sets the User-provided answer to this Question.
void	setCorrect(boolean isOK)	Marks a Question as correctly answered.
void	setCorrectAnswer(String answer)	Sets the correct answer to this Question.
void	setNumber(int number)	Updates the Question Number.
void	setReference(String ref)	Sets the reference to the correct answer to this Question.

Methods inherited from class org.deltava.beans.ImageBean

checkParam, getFormat, getHasImage, getHeight, getSize, getWidth, load, load, setFormat, setHeight, setSize, setWidth

Methods inherited from class org.deltava.beans.DatabaseBlobBean

clear, getInputStream, isLoaded

Methods inherited from class org.deltava.beans.DatabaseBean

cacheKey, equals, getHexID, getID, hashCode, setID, validateID, validateID

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

_text

protected String _text

The question text.

Constructor Details

Question

public Question(String text)

Creates a new Question.

Parameters:

text - the question text

Throws:

NullPointerException - if text is null

Method Details

getImageType

public ImageType getImageType()

Description copied from class: ImageBean

Returns the database image type.

Specified by:

getImageType in class ImageBean

Returns:

an ImageType

getQuestion

public String getQuestion()

Returns the Question text.

Returns:

the text of the question

See Also:

• Question(String)

getCorrectAnswer

public String getCorrectAnswer()

Returns the Correct Answer to the Question.

Returns:

the correct answer

See Also:

• setCorrectAnswer(String)

getAnswer

public String getAnswer()

Returns the User's answer to the Question.

Returns:

the answer

See Also:

• setAnswer(String)

getReference

public String getReference()

Returns an optional reference to the correct answer.

Returns:

a citation

See Also:

• setReference(String)

getNumber

public int getNumber()

Returns the Question Number.

Returns:

the question number

See Also:

• setNumber(int)

getExactMatch

public boolean getExactMatch()

Returns if the user has provided the exact correct answer. This may indicate a copy/paste.

Returns:

TRUE if the answer exactly matches the correct answer

isCorrect

public boolean isCorrect()

Returns if the question was answered correctly.

Returns:

TRUE if the answer is correct, otherwise FALSE

See Also:

• setCorrect(boolean)

setCorrectAnswer

public void setCorrectAnswer(String answer)

Sets the correct answer to this Question.

Parameters:

answer - the correct answer

See Also:

• getCorrectAnswer()

setAnswer

public void setAnswer(String answer)

Sets the User-provided answer to this Question.

Parameters:

answer - the User's answer

See Also:

• getAnswer()

setReference

public void setReference(String ref)

Sets the reference to the correct answer to this Question.

Parameters:

ref - a citation

See Also:

• getReference()

setCorrect

public void setCorrect(boolean isOK)

Marks a Question as correctly answered.

Parameters:

isOK - TRUE if the Question was answered correctly, otherwise FALSE

See Also:

• isCorrect()

setNumber

public void setNumber(int number)

Updates the Question Number.

Parameters:

number - the question number

See Also:

• getNumber()

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o2)

Compares to another Question by comparing the Question Numbers.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Object>

Overrides:

compareTo in class DatabaseBean

See Also:

• Comparable.compareTo(Object)