/** Employee - A class to represent Employees
 *
 * @author - Nancy Harris and James McKenzie
 * @version - V1 - 10/2/2008
 */
 
 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 int exemptions;		// the number of tax exemptions for this worker
	protected double wage; 		// the hourly rate for this worker
	protected String homeDepartment;	//department the worker works in
	
	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 exempt	The number of payroll exemptions
	 & @param rate 	The pay rate for this employee
	 */
	public Employee(String name, String SSN, String department, int exempt, double rate)
	{
		this.name = name;
		this.SSN = SSN;
		this.homeDepartment = department;
		this.exemptions = exempt;
		this.wage = rate;
	}
	
		
	/** 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 returnString;

		returnString = this.name + "\t" + this.SSN + "\t" + this.homeDepartment + 
			"\t" + this.exemptions + "\t" + this.hours + "\t" + 
			this.wage + "\t";

		return returnString;
	 }
}