CardsGame - Deck.java

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Deck {

    // Variables
    ArrayList <Card> downCards;

    // Constructor
    Deck(){
        downCards = new ArrayList <Card> ();
    }

    // Methods
    public void showStatus(){
        System.out.println("******** DECK STATUS: ********");
        for(int i=0; i<downCards.size(); i++){
            System.out.print(downCards.get(i).abbreviation + ", ");
        }
    }

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



    public void addCardInDeck(Card card){
        downCards.add(card);
    }

    public void addCardsInDeck(ArrayList <Card> cards){
        for(int i=0; i<cards.size(); i++){
            downCards.add(cards.get(i));
        }
    }

    public ArrayList <Card> removeAllCardsFromDeck(){
        ArrayList <Card> returnedList = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        returnedList = (ArrayList <Card>) downCards.clone();
        downCards.clear();
        return returnedList;
    }


    // MAIN METHOD
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Deck deck = new Deck();
        // Create a list of cards
        Card card1 = new Card("1", "heart");
        Card card2 = new Card("2", "club");
        Card card3 = new Card("3", "diamond");
        Card card4 = new Card("4", "spade");
        ArrayList <Card> deckCards = new ArrayList <Card> ();
        deckCards.add(card1);
        deckCards.add(card2);
        deckCards.add(card3);
        deckCards.add(card4);
        deck.addCardsInDeck(deckCards);
        deck.showStatus();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("******** After remove method ********");
        ArrayList <Card> removed = deck.removeAllCardsFromDeck();
        System.out.println("List named 'removed' has these cards: ");
        for(int i=0; i<removed.size(); i++){
            System.out.println(removed.get(i).abbreviation);
        }
        System.out.println();
        deck.showStatus();

    }   // END OF MAIN

}