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Machine Problem # 5

Program Name   : BOOK'S AUTHOR

Description    : A program that will display the name, email and gender of the book's author.

Programmer(s)  : Christine Anne Alegre

Language       : C#

Date Created   : April 15, 2021

Date Modified  : April 15, 2021

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using System;

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public class Author{

   //Class private members variables

   private string name;

   private string email;

   private char gender;

   //Constructs an Author instance with the given inputs

   public Author (string name, string email, char gender) {

       this.name = name;

       this.email = email;

       this.gender = gender;

   }

   //public getters and setters methods for the private instance variables.

   public string Name { get { return name;} }                                           //returns name

   public string Email { get { return email;} set { email = value;} }                   //returns email ad sets email

   public char Gender { get { return gender;} }                                         //returns gender

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   //toString() method

   public override string ToString(){                                                   //Returns a self-descriptive String

       return    "Author[name=" + Name + ",email=" + Email + ",gender=" + Gender + "]";

   }

   //Test Driver method for the class Author

   public static void Main(){

       Author ahTeck = new Author("Tan Ah Teck", "ahteck@nowhere.com", 'm'); // Test the constructor

       Console.WriteLine(ahTeck); // Test toString()

       ahTeck.Email = "paulTan@nowhere.com"; // Test setter

       Console.WriteLine ("name is: " + ahTeck.Name); // Test getter

       Console.WriteLine ("email is: " + ahTeck.Email); // Test getter

       Console.WriteLine ("gender is: " + ahTeck.Gender); // Test getter      

   }

}