MyPlaces.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class MyPlaces
{
    /**
     * Instance variable:  a collection which is
     *                     always in alphabetic order
     */
    private ArrayList<String> places;

    /**
     * Constructor for objects of class Places
     */
    public MyPlaces() {
        places = new ArrayList<String>();
    }

    /** postcondition:  the names are in alphabetical order  **/
    public void add(String place)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < places.size() ; i++) {
           if (place.compareToIgnoreCase(places.get(i)) < 0){
               places.add(i,place);
               return;
           }
        }
        places.add(place);

    }


     // print list of all places you've been

    public void print()
    {

        System.out.println(places);


    }



    /**
     *  Rename – Searches through the list for the originalName. If the originalName is
     *  in the list, changes it to newName and return true. If originalName is not in the
     *  list, return false.
     */  

    public boolean rename(String originalName, String newName) {
        for (int i = 0; i < places.size(); i++) {
            if (places.get(i).equals(originalName)){
                places.remove(i);
                add(newName);
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;

    }

    /**
     *  return:  the average length of the names of all places you've been
     *           rounded to the nearest 10th.

    public double aveLength()
    {











    }

    /**
     *  postcondition:  The first letter of each place name is capitalized

    public void capitalize()
    {














    }
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner key = new Scanner(System.in);
        MyPlaces foo = new MyPlaces();

        foo.add("add");
        foo.add("b");
        foo.add("c");
        foo.add("d");

        foo.print();




    }
}