Book class

Book.java

package database;

public class Book
{
    /* at the very beginning we need to create instance variables **/

    public String title;
    
    public String author;
    
    public int year;
    
    public String publisher;
    
    public double cost;
    

    /* once we have it we have to create a constructor that allows a user to input instance variables **/
    
    public Book(String title,String author,int year,String publisher,double cost)
    {   this.title=title;
        this.author=author;
        this.year=year;
        this.publisher=publisher;
        this.cost=cost;
    }
    
    /* then we have to create an accessor method for each of the instance variables created above to retun whatever 
     * has been inputted by the user
     */
      
    public String getTitle()
    {
        return title;
    }
    
     public String getAuthor()
    {
        return author;
    }
    public int getYear()
    {
        return year;
    }
    public String getPublisher()
    {
        return publisher;
    } 
    public double getCost()
    {
        return cost;
    }
    

    /* now we create a mutator method for each of the instance variables created above that allows a user to change
     * the state of the object.
     */

    public void setTitle(String title)
    {
        this.title=title;
    }
    
     public void setAuthor(String author)
    {
       this.author=author;
    }
    public void setYear(int year)
    {
        this.year=year;
    }
    public void setPublisher(String publisher)
    {
        this.publisher=publisher;
    } 
    public void setCost(double cost)
    {
        this.cost=cost;
    }    
    
    
    /* the last part here is to create a toString method that returns all of the details of the book that has been inputted. **/
    
    public String toString()
    {
        return "The details of the book are: " + title + ", " + author + ", " + year + ", " + publisher + ", " + cost;
    }
    
    
    
}

BookDatabase.java

package database;

import java.sql.*;

public class BookDatabase {

	private String user = "";
	private String password = "";
	static String url = "jdbc:odbc:Books";

	static Connection link;
	static Statement statement;
	static ResultSet results;
	
	private int maxCost, bookStoreSize, bookStoreCost;

	public BookDatabase() {

		getConnection();		//Create Connection 
	}

	public Connection getConnection(){

		try {
			Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");	

		} catch(java.lang.ClassNotFoundException e) {
			System.err.print("ClassNotFoundException: ");
			System.err.println(e.getMessage());
		}

		try {
			link = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password);
			statement = link.createStatement();

		} catch(SQLException ex) {
			System.err.println("SQLException: " + ex.getMessage());
		}

		return link;

	}

	public void displayTable() throws SQLException
	{

		String select = "Select ID, Title, Author, Cost, Publisher, YearOfPublishing from Bookshelf";
		// Step 4
		results = statement.executeQuery(select);
		// Step 5
		while (results.next())
		{
			System.out.println("Book Id:    " + results.getInt("ID"));
			System.out.println("Book Title:    " + results.getString("Title"));
			System.out.println("Book Author: " + results.getString("Author"));
			System.out.println("Publisher: " + results.getString("Publisher") + " " + results.getInt("YearOfPublishing"));
			System.out.println("Cost       " + results.getInt("Cost"));
			System.out.println();
		}
	}

	public int getMaxID() throws SQLException

	{

		try

		{
			String select = "SELECT MAX(ID) FROM BookShelf";
			// Step 4
			results = statement.executeQuery(select);
			results.next();

		}

		catch(Exception e){
			System.out.println(e);
		}	 

		return results.getInt(1);
	}

	public int getMaxPrice() 
	
	{
		try

		{
			String select = "SELECT MAX(Cost) FROM BookShelf";
			// Step 4
			results = statement.executeQuery(select);
			results.next();
			maxCost = results.getInt(1);
		}

		catch(Exception e){
			System.out.println(e);
		}	 
		
		return maxCost;
	}
	
public int getBookStoreSize() 
	
	{
		try

		{
			String select = "Select COUNT(ID) FROM BookShelf";
			// Step 4
			results = statement.executeQuery(select);
			results.next();
			bookStoreSize = results.getInt(1);
		}

		catch(Exception e){
			System.out.println(e);
		}	 
		
		return bookStoreSize;
	}

public int getBookStoreTotalCost() throws SQLException 

{
	try

	{
		String select = "Select SUM(Cost) FROM BookShelf";
		// Step 4
		results = statement.executeQuery(select);
		results.next();
			}

	catch(Exception e){
		System.out.println(e);
	}	 
	
	return results.getInt(1);
}
	
	
	
	public void saveBook(Book newBook){

		try
		{
			int new_id = getMaxID() +1;
			String query = "INSERT INTO BookShelf(ID, Title, Author, Cost, Publisher, YearOfPublishing) VALUES (" 
				+ new_id 
				+ ",'"  + newBook.getTitle()
				+ "','" + newBook.getAuthor() 
				+ "',"  + newBook.getCost()
				+ ",'"  + newBook.getPublisher() + "',"
				+ newBook.getYear() + ")";

			int result = statement.executeUpdate(query);
			if (result == 0){

				System.out.println("Failed to insert the following data: " 
						+ newBook.getTitle() + "," 
						+ newBook.getAuthor() + ","
						+ newBook.getCost() + ","
						+ newBook.getPublisher() + ","
						+ newBook.getYear());
			}
		}
		catch(Exception e){
			System.out.println(e);
		}


		// No further queries, so no step 6

		try{
			// Step 7
			link.close();
		}
		catch(SQLException e){
			System.out.println("Unable to disconnect");
			e.printStackTrace();
			System.exit(1);
		}

	}  //end main
} // end JDBCSelect

BookGUI.java

package database;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener; 
import java.sql.SQLException;

	/**
	 * This class operates as the graphical user interface that interacts with the 
	 * Book and BookShelf classes to add Books to the array and return 
	 * a graphical representation of information from the BookShelf methods.  
	 * 
	 * @author  Tony O'Keeffe
	 * @version 1.0
	 */

public class BookGUI extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
	/**
		 * 
		 */
		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	// Declare the instance variables for the class
	private String title  = "";
	private String author  = "";
	private String publisher  = "";
	private int year = 0;
	private double cost = 0;
    private boolean goodInput = false;
	
	// Define the exact dimensions of the graphical interface
    private static final int WIDTH = 600;
   	private static final int HEIGHT = 90;
//	private BookShelf bookShelf;
   	private BookDatabase bookStore;
	


    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
       BookGUI gui = new BookGUI( );
       gui.setVisible(true);
    }
     
    /**
     * Create the GUI frame with buttons and listeners
     */
    public BookGUI( )
    {
        // Create a new instance of BookShelf	
//    	bookShelf = new BookShelf();
    	bookStore = new BookDatabase();
    	
        JFrame frame = this; 
     	
        // Create the main frame's menu bar.
        JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
    	frame.setJMenuBar(menubar);
    	frame.pack();
    	frame.setVisible(true);
    	
    	//  Create the File menu
    	JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
    	menubar.add(fileMenu);
    	
    	// Create a Quit option on the File menu
    	JMenuItem quitItem = new JMenuItem("Quit");
    	fileMenu.add(quitItem);
    	quitItem.addActionListener(this); 
    	
    	// create the About menu
    	JMenu aboutMenu = new JMenu ("About");
    	menubar.add(aboutMenu);
    	
    	JMenuItem infoItem = new JMenuItem("Info");
    	aboutMenu.add(infoItem);
    	infoItem.addActionListener(this);
    	
    	//Set the Size of the frame    	
    	setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
      
    	
        Container content = getContentPane( );

        
        // Arrange the buttons on the GUI in a Flow Layout
        content.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
             
        // Set up the required buttons on the GUI and the corresponding listener for that action.
        JButton button1 = new JButton("Add Book");
        content.add(button1);
        button1.addActionListener(this); 
        
        JButton button2 = new JButton("Cost of BookShelf");
        content.add(button2);
        button2.addActionListener(this);
        
        JButton button3 = new JButton("Size of BookShelf");
        content.add(button3);
        button3.addActionListener(this);
        
        JButton button4 = new JButton("Highest Price Paid");
        content.add(button4);
        button4.addActionListener(this);
        
        }
    
   /**
    * These methods perform the corresponding action when the buttons on the GUI are clicked.
    * Exception handling in these methods ensure the correct values are entered.  If not, the 
    * user is prompted to re-enter the data correctly.
    * 
    * @param e holds the event that was fired.
    */
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
    	if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Add Book"))
        {    
    	   Book book = new Book("", "", 0, "", 0);
    	   title = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Title");
           author = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Author");
           publisher = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Publisher");
        
           do{
              try 
              { 
        	     cost = Double.parseDouble(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Cost"));
        	     book.setCost(cost);
        	     goodInput = true;
        	  } 
              catch (Exception cE){          
                 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Numerical entry required. Please re-enter a value for cost");
        	  } 
           }while (!goodInput);

  	       goodInput = false;
           do{
               try 
               { 
         	     year = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Year"));
         	     book.setYear(year);
         	     goodInput = true;
         	  } 
               catch (Exception yE){          
                  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Numerical entry required. Please re-enter a value for year");
         	  } 
            }while (!goodInput);
           
            //Add an instance of book to the ArrayList
            
    	    book.setTitle(title);
    	    book.setAuthor(author);
    	    book.setPublisher(publisher);
//    	    bookShelf.addBook(book);
            bookStore.saveBook(book);
        	
            String message =  "The Title of the book is " + book.getTitle() 
                           +  " the Author of the Book is "  + book.getAuthor()
                           + " it's published by " + book.getPublisher() 
                           + " in " + book.getYear()
                           + " and it costs " + book.getCost() + " euro ";
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, message, "Book Details", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
        }
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Size of BookShelf")) 
        {
           String message = "The book shelf has " + bookStore.getBookStoreSize() + " book(s)";
           JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, message);
        }
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Cost of BookShelf")) 
        {
/**           String message;

			message = "The book shelf value is " + bookStore.getBookStoreTotalCost() + "Euro";
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, message);
*/
        	System.out.println(bookStore.getBookStoreTotalCost());
        }
    	else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Info"))
        {
        	JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Pawel Makulski - GUI Assignment Two");
        }
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("Highest Price Paid"))
        {          
            String message = "The highest price paid for a book is: " + bookStore.getMaxPrice() + " EUR.";
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, message);
        } 
        else
        {
            System.exit( 0 );
        }
    	
     } // end actionPerformed

} //end BookGUI class

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