package tutorial;
 

import java.util.*;
import javax.jdo.*;


/**
 *	A snake is an animal that is likely to eat rabbits.
 *	This class will be used in Chapter V.
 */
public class Snake
	extends Animal
{
	// the resale price of a snake
	public static final float RESALE_PRICE = 150.0f;


	// member variable declarations go here
	private short length = 0;


	/**
	 *	Constructor.
	 *
	 *	@param 	name	the name of this snake
	 *	@param 	feet	the length of the snake, in feet
	 */
	public Snake (String name, short feet)
	{
		super (name, RESALE_PRICE);
		length = feet;
	}


	public String toString (boolean detailed)
	{
		StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer (1024);
		buf.append ("Snake ").append (getName ());

		if (detailed)
		{
			buf.append (" (").append (length).append (" feet long) sells for ");
			buf.append (getPrice ()).append (" dollars.");
		}

		return buf.toString ();
	}
}