/** Employee - A class to represent Employees
 *
 * @author - Nancy Harris and Kyle Ames
 * @version - V1 - October 1, 2008
 */
 
 public class Employee
 {
 	// declare the instance variables of the class
	
	protected String name; 		// the name of the worker
	protected String SSN;  		// the SSN of the worker
	protected String homeDepartment; //THE HOME DEPARTMENT OF THE WORKER
	protected int exemptions;		// the number of tax exemptions for this worker
	protected double wage; 		// the hourly rate for this worker
	
	protected double hours;		// the hours that this worker last worked
	
	/** default constructor...really has no meaning at this point
	 */
	public Employee(){}
	
	/** explicit value constructor
	 * 
	 * @param name 	The name of the worker
	 * @param SSN  	The SSN of the worker
	 * @param home		THE HOME DEPARTMENT OF THE WORKER
	 * @param exempt	The number of payroll exemptions
	 & @param rate 	The pay rate for this employee
	 */
	public Employee(String name, String SSN, String home, int exempt, double rate)
	{
		this.name = name;
		this.SSN = SSN;
		this.homeDepartment = home;
		this.exemptions = exempt;
		this.wage = rate;
	}
	
	/**
	* setHours
	*
	* SETS THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT THE WORKER WAS ON THE CLOCK
	* ASSIGNS THE VALUE TO THE hours ATTRIBUTE OF THE OBJECT
	*
	* @param hours		HOURS THE WORKER WORKED
	*/
	public void setHours (double hours)
	{
		this.hours = hours;
	}	
	
	
	/** toString produces a single line for each employee
	 *  pay is the last amount paid based on rate and hours
	 *
	 *  format is Name\tSSN\texemptions\thours\trate\tpay\n
	 *
	 * @return The line representing the employee
	 */
	 public String toString()
	 {
	 	String string;
		
		//STRING CONTAINING ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED
		string = this.name + "/" + this.SSN + "/" + this.homeDepartment +
		 "/" + this.exemptions + "/" + this.hours + "/" + this.wage;
			
	 	return string;
	 }
}