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Thread: Set Class

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    Default Set Class

    I'm having trouble implementing a few methods in a class I have to make. The class deals with the operations of sets. Like union of two sets and intersection of two sets. Yes I know there is already a Set class, but I am having to implement my own. I seem to be having trouble with the symDiff (Symmetric Difference) , diff (Difference), and others.

    package setApp;
     
    import java.util.*;
     
    public class Set
    {
       private ArrayList<String> elements;
     
       /**
        * creates an empty set
        */
       public Set()
       {
           elements = null;
       }
     
       /**
        * creates a set using the elements of the ArrayList s.
        * @param s the ArrayList whose elements are used to
        *        create this set.
        * @throws IllegalArgumentException if s contains duplicity.
        */
       public Set(ArrayList<String> s)
       {
           int i;
           elements = new ArrayList<String>();
           for(i=0; i<s.size(); i++)
           {
              if (elements.contains(s.get(i)))
                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Set(ArrayList<String>):duplicity not allowed in sets");
              elements.add(s.get(i));
           }
       }
     
        /**
        * creates a set using the elements of the array s.
        * @param s the array whose elements are used to
        *        create this set.
        * @throws IllegalArgumentException if s contains duplicity.
        */
       public Set(String[] s)
       {
           int i;
           elements = new ArrayList<String>();
           for(i=0; i<s.length; i++)
           {
              if (elements.contains(s[i]))
                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Set(String[]):duplicity not allowed in sets");
              elements.add(s[i]);
           }
       }
     
       /**
        * determines whether a set contains the specified element
        * @param elt an element
        * @return true if elt is an element of this set; otherwise, false
        */
       public boolean isElement(String elt)
       {
           return elements.contains(elt);
       }
     
       /**
        * determines the size of this set.
        * @return the size of this set.
        */
       public int cardinality()
       {
           return elements.size();
       }
     
       /**
        * computes the intersection of this set and the
        * specified set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return a set representing the intersection of this set
        *         and s.
        */
       public Set intersect(Set s)
       {
           int i;
           ArrayList<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
           for (i=0;i<s.cardinality();i++)
               if (this.isElement(s.elements.get(i)))
                   result.add(s.elements.get(i));
           return new Set(result);           
       }
     
       /**
        * computes the union of this set and the specified set.
        * @param s a sets
        * @return a set representing the union of this set
        *         and s.
        */
       public Set union(Set s)
       {
              int i;
              ArrayList<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
              for (i=0; i<s.cardinality(); i++) 
              {
            	  if (elements.contains(i))
            		  result.add(s.elements.get(i));  		  
              }
              return new Set(result);
       }
     
       /**
        * computes the difference between this set and the
        * specified set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return a set representing the difference between
        *         this set and s.
        */
       public Set diff(Set s)
       {
     
     
       }
     
       /**
        * computes the symmetric difference between this set
        * and the specified set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return a set representing the symmetrix difference
        *         between this set and s.
        */
       public Set symDiff(Set s)
       {
           //implement this method     
       }
     
       /**
        * computes the Cartesian product for this set
        * and the specified set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return a set representing the Cartesian product
        *         of this set and s.
        */
       public Set xProduct(Set s)
       {
           //implement this method
       }
     
     
       /**
        * determines whether a set is empty
        * @return true if this set is empty; otherwise, false
        */
       public boolean isEmpty()
       {
           return elements.isEmpty();
       }
     
       /**
        * determines whether this set is equal to the specified
        * set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return true if this set is equal to s; otherwise, false
        */
       public boolean equals(Set s)
       {
           //implement this method
       }
     
       /**
        * determines whether this set is a subset of the specified set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return true if this set is a subset of s; otherwise, false
        */
       public boolean subset(Set s)
       {
           //implement this method
     
       }
     
       /**
        * determines whether this set is a proper subset of the specified set.
        * @param s a set
        * @return true if this set is a proper subset of s; otherwise, false
        */
       public boolean properSubset(Set s)
       {
           //implement this method
       }
     
       /**
        * returns a string {x1,x2,...,xn} representing this set,
        * where x1,x2,...,xn are elements of this set.
        * @return a string representation of this set formatted
        *         as specified.
        */
       public String toString()
       {
           //implement this method            
       }   
    }


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    Default Re: Set Class

    I seem to be having trouble
    Can you explain what the trouble is?
    Post any output and add comments showing what is wrong with it and explain what it should be.
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