// Project: Patterns1
// Module: employeefactory
// Source code file: empfactory/Person.java
// Illustrate the Factory software pattern.
// The getInstance method can create objects from
// three different classes.

package empfactory;
public class Person {

    protected String name;
    protected char gender;
    protected int age;

    // Constructor has package (default) accessibility.
    Person( ) { }

    // Only define setters, no getters.
    public void setName(String theName) { name = theName; }
    public void setGender(char theGender) { gender = theGender; }
    public void setAge(int theAge) { age = theAge; }

    public String toString( ) {
        return String.format("%s %c %d", name, gender, age);
    }
}