Static Class Members
August 13, 2021 (08:00:09 AM)
A Class for Chemical Elements
I this lab you will study and modify a class for chemical elements. Consult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements#List for a complete list of all elements.
Reading
Download ChemElemProject and extract the project. Open it in in your IDE, compile and execute it. Now read the code in “ChemElem.cs” and “Program.cs”.
The class definition “ChemElem.cs” contains:
- Three attributes,
- One constructor,
- One static method,
- One methods that returns the melting point in Celsius,
- One
ToStringmethod.
The application program “Program.cs” performs one simple conversion from Kelvin to Celsius. It uses data given by the user, create and display a ChemElem object (implicitly calling the ToString method).
Modifying
Do the following:
- In “ChemElem.cs”, write getters and setters for all attributes
- In “ChemElem.cs”, write a constructor that requires no arguments.
- In “Program.cs”, create a second object using the custom constructor that takes 3 arguments, then display the value of its attributes using the getters you previously defined.
- In “Program.cs”, create an object using the no-args constructor, and set its values using the setters your previously defined.
- In “Program.cs”, display on the screen the string returned by the
ToStringmethod when it is called by the object you created at the previous step. - In “Program.cs”, try calling the
FromKelvinToCelsiusmethod with one of your object, for instance usinghydrogen.FromKelvinToCelsius(34). What happens? - Still in “Program.cs”, try calling the
MeltingInCelsiusmethod with the class, for instance usingChemElem.MeltingInCelsius();. What happens?
Enhancing
We now want to significantly improve this class, by adding:
- An attribute for the boiling point,
- All the tools needed to display the information in Fahrenheit degree, in addition to Celsius and Kelvin.
You may want to comment part, or all of your “Program.cs” file, before starting to change your class.
- Add an attribute for the boiling point (in Kelvin).
- Modify the constructor, so that it takes a 4th argument, and sets its value to be the value of the boiling point attribute.
- Create a static
FromKelvinToFahrenheitmethod, taking inspiration from theFromKelvinToCelsiusmethod. - Create a
MeltingInFahrenheitmethod, that returns the melting point in Fahrenheit of the calling object. This method should use yourFromKelvinToFahrenheitmethod. - Create a
BoilingInFahrenheitmethod, that return the boiling point in Fahrenheit of the calling object. This method should use yourFromKelvinToFahrenheitmethod. - Modify the
ToStringmethod, so that the string returned includes- The name of the chemical element and its atomic number,
- The melting point in Kelvin and in Fahrenheit,
- The boiling point in Kelvin and in Fahrenheit.
You should test all of those modifications in your “Program.cs” file as you implement them. Use relevant data, test your program, and make sure the behaviour is the expected behaviour.