CardsGame - CardsPack.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;

public class CardsPack {

    // Variables
    ArrayList <Card> cards;

    // Constructor
    CardsPack(){
        cards = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        // 1. Add  the "heart" cards
        for(int i=0; i<10; i++){
            Card card = new Card(Integer.toString(i+1), "heart");
            cards.add(card);
        }
        cards.add(new Card("J", "heart"));
        cards.add(new Card("Q", "heart"));
        cards.add(new Card("K", "heart"));
        // 2. Add  the club" cards
        for(int i=0; i<10; i++){
            Card card = new Card(Integer.toString(i+1), "club");
            cards.add(card);
        }
        cards.add(new Card("J", "club"));
        cards.add(new Card("Q", "club"));
        cards.add(new Card("K", "club"));
        // 3. Add  the "diamond" cards
        for(int i=0; i<10; i++){
            Card card = new Card(Integer.toString(i+1), "diamond");
            cards.add(card);
        }
        cards.add(new Card("J", "diamond"));
        cards.add(new Card("Q", "diamond"));
        cards.add(new Card("K", "diamond"));
        // 4. Add  the "spade" cards
        for(int i=0; i<10; i++){
            Card card = new Card(Integer.toString(i+1), "spade");
            cards.add(card);
        }
        cards.add(new Card("J", "spade"));
        cards.add(new Card("Q", "spade"));
        cards.add(new Card("K", "spade"));

    }

    // Methods
    public void showStatus(){
        for(int i=0; i<cards.size(); i++){
            System.out.println("Card " + (i+1) + ": " + cards.get(i).value + " of " + cards.get(i).symbol + "s");
        }
    }

    public void display(){
        for(int i=0; i<cards.size(); i++){
            cards.get(i).display();
            System.out.print(" ");
        }
    }

    public void shuffle(){
        Collections.shuffle(cards);
        Collections.shuffle(cards);
    }


    // ********************************************************************************************************
    // ********************************************************************************************************
    // USEFUL METHODS WHILE PLAYING
    public Card returnFirstCard(){
        return cards.get(0);
    }

    public void removeFirstCard(){
        cards.remove(cards.get(0));
    }

    public ArrayList <Card> returnFirstNCards(int N){
        ArrayList <Card> returnedList = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        for(int i=0; i<N; i++){
            returnedList.add(cards.get(i));
        }
        return returnedList;
    }

    public void removeFirstNCards(int N){
        for(int i=0; i<N; i++){
            cards.remove(cards.get(i));
        }
    }


    // ********************************************************************************************************
    // ********************************************************************************************************


    // MAIN FUNCTION
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("******** Not a shuffled cards pack ********");
        CardsPack trapoula = new CardsPack();
        trapoula.showStatus();
        trapoula.display();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("******** A shuffled cards pack ********");
        trapoula.shuffle();
        trapoula.showStatus();
    }

}