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Write a Payroll class that uses the following arrays as fields: employeeId, an array of seven integers; hours, an array of seven integers; payRate, an array of seven doubles; wages, an array of seven doubles. The class should relate the data in each array through the subscripts, with appropriate accessor and mutator methods, and include a method that returns gross pay for an employee given their ID.

Demonstrate this class in a complete program that displays each employee number, prompts the user to enter hours worked and pay rate for each employee, performs input validation to reject negative hours and pay rates less than $6.00, then displays each employee's ID and gross wages. Implement the data structures using ArrayList instead of primitive arrays. Also, provide the UML diagram and flowchart for the design.

Paper For Above instruction

Developing a comprehensive payroll management system involves designing a class that accurately maintains and processes employee data, including identification numbers, hours worked, pay rates, and gross wages. The primary focus here is on creating a custom Java class utilizing ArrayLists to store the data, ensuring dynamic flexibility and ease of manipulation. This paper discusses the design, implementation, validation, and demonstration of such a class, along with conceptual UML and flowchart representations.

Design Considerations

The payroll class is designed to maintain data for seven employees. Traditionally, arrays would be used for such purposes; however, for enhanced flexibility and object-oriented efficiency, ArrayLists are preferred. Each ArrayList—employeeId, hours, payRate, wages—holds specific employee-related data. The indices across these lists are synchronized so that the data at index n in all lists pertains to the same employee.

The class provides getter and setter methods to access and modify each list, along with validation to prevent invalid data entry. The core method, calculateGrossPay, takes an employee ID and returns their gross pay by locating their index, then multiplying hours worked by their pay rate. The class design enables updating data per employee and retrieving calculated wages efficiently.

Implementation Details

Following this design, the implementation involves creating the 'Payroll' class with private ArrayLists for each data type. The constructor initializes the employeeId list with predetermined IDs. For user input, the program displays each employee's ID, prompts for hours and pay rate, validating entries to conform to specified limits (non-negative hours and pay rate ≥ $6.00). Invalid inputs are rejected with appropriate prompts.

The program then updates the ArrayLists with the validated input, calculates gross wages, and displays the output in a clear format. The entire process emphasizes data consistency across lists and robust input validation.

UML Diagram Concept

The UML diagram depicts the 'Payroll' class with private attributes: ArrayLists for employeeId, hours, payRate, wages, and public methods including getters, setters, and calculateGrossPay. The constructor initializes employee IDs, and the class methods manage data manipulation and retrieval.

Flowchart Overview

The flowchart starts with initializing the Payroll object, displaying employee IDs, prompting user input for hours and pay, validating these inputs, updating the ArrayLists, computing gross wages, and finally presenting the employee IDs alongside their wages.

This structured approach ensures modularity, data integrity, and user-friendly interaction, creating a robust payroll system foundation built upon Java's object-oriented capabilities with ArrayLists.

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