/** Employee - A class to represent Employees
 *
 * @author - Nancy Harris and Mike Stanley
 * @version - V1 - 10/1/08
 */
 
 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; // 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 homeDepartment The 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 homeDepartment, int exempt, double rate)
	{
		this.name = name;
		this.SSN = SSN;
		this.homeDepartment = homeDepartment;
		this.exemptions = exempt;
		this.wage = rate;
	} //end explicit value constructor
	
		
	/** 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 temp;
		
		temp = this.name+"\t"+this.SSN+"\t"+this.exemptions+"\t"+
		       this.hours+"\t"+this.wage+"\t"+this.wage*this.hours+"\n";
				 
	 	return temp;
	 } //end toString()
} //end Employee