import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class CandidateList extends Object
{
  private Candidate theCandidate = new Candidate();
  public ArrayList<Candidate> theList;

/** Construct a new candidate with the given information.
**/
  public CandidateList()
  {
    theList = new ArrayList<Candidate>();
  }

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/* Mutators                                                                   */
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/* Utilities                                                                  */
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  public int getListLength()
  {
    return this.theList.size();
  }

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  public void getTheList(Scanner dataFile)
  {
    System.out.println("File input processing beginning");
    while(true == dataFile.hasNext())
    {
      theCandidate = new Candidate();

//      System.out.println("get data");
      theCandidate.getData(dataFile);
//      System.out.println("got data");
      this.theList.add(theCandidate);
//      System.out.println("added to list");

    } // while(true == dataFile.hasNext())

    System.out.println("File input processing ended");
  } // public void getTheList(Scanner dataFile)

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  public void printTheList()
  {
    for(int i = 0; i < this.getListLength(); ++i)
    {
      System.out.printf("%2d %s%n",i,this.theList.get(i).toString());
    }
  } // public void printTheList()

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  public void printByParty(String matchString)
  {
    for(int i = 0; i < this.getListLength(); ++i)
    {
      if(this.theList.get(i).getParty().equals(matchString))
        System.out.printf("%2d %s%n",i,this.theList.get(i).toString());
    }
  } // public void printByParty(String matchString)

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  public void printByState(String matchString)
  {
    for(int i = 0; i < this.getListLength(); ++i)
    {
      if(this.theList.get(i).getState().equals(matchString))
        System.out.printf("%2d %s%n",i,this.theList.get(i).toString());
    }
  } // public void printByState(String matchString)

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  public void printWithMatch(Fields which, String matchString)
  {
    boolean printIt;

    for(int i = 0; i < this.getListLength(); ++i)
    {
      printIt = false;
      if(Fields.ANYRECORD == which)
      {
        printIt = true;
      }
      if(Fields.FIRSTNAME == which)
      {
        if(this.theList.get(i).getFirstName().equals(matchString))
        printIt = true;
      }
      else if(Fields.LASTNAME == which)
      {
        if(this.theList.get(i).getLastName().equals(matchString))
        printIt = true;
      }
      else if(Fields.PARTY == which)
      {
        if(this.theList.get(i).getParty().equals(matchString))
        printIt = true;
      }
      else if(Fields.STATE == which)
      {
        if(this.theList.get(i).getState().equals(matchString))
        printIt = true;
      }
      else if(Fields.BIRTHPLACE == which)
      {
        if(this.theList.get(i).getBirthPlace().equals(matchString))
        printIt = true;
      }

      if(printIt)
      {
        System.out.printf("%2d %s%n",i,this.theList.get(i).toString());
      }
    }
  } // public void printByState(String matchString)

} // public class CandidateList extends Object