Method comments

Added javadoc comments for all calculating methods

Axel/src/de/hs_mannheim/informatik/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.java

@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		cells[row][col].setValue("" + result);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to extract the corner cells for a function formula.
+	 * @param formula The formula to isolate the corners for
+	 * @return The formulas corners.
+	 */
 	public String[] isolateFunctionCorners(String formula){
 		//? isolate corners
 		ArrayList<String> corners = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -214,6 +219,13 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
         return corners.toArray(new String[0]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A methode to extract a block of cells used in a function formula,
+	 * such as A1 and B3 for SUMME(A1:B3).
+	 * Calls the isolateFunctionCorners methode to get the blocks corners.
+	 * @param formula The formula to get the block for.
+	 * @return The cell block.
+	 */
 	public String[] wholeFunctionBlock(String formula){
 		String[] corners = isolateFunctionCorners(formula);
 
@@ -236,10 +248,9 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return block.toArray(new String[0]);
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * Method for calculating the sum of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
-	 * @param startCellName The name of the cell in the upper left corner of the rectangle.
-	 * @param endCellName The name of the cell in the lower right corner of the rectangle.
+	 * @param formula The formula to calculate the sum.
 	 * @return The sum calculated.
 	 */
 	public long sum(String formula) {
@@ -255,6 +266,11 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return res;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method for calculating the product of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
+	 * @param formula The formula to calculate the product.
+	 * @return The product calculated.
+	 */
 	public long prod(String formula){
 		String[] block = wholeFunctionBlock(formula);
 
@@ -276,6 +292,11 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return res;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method for calculating the average of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
+	 * @param formula The formula to calculate the average.
+	 * @return The average calculated.
+	 */
 	public long avrg(String formula){
 		String[] block = wholeFunctionBlock(formula);
 
@@ -302,6 +323,12 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return res;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method for calculating the standard deviation of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
+	 * Calls the average method.
+	 * @param formula The formula to calculate the standard deviation.
+	 * @return The standard deviation calculated.
+	 */
 	public long stdDevp(String formula){
 		String[] block = wholeFunctionBlock(formula);
 
@@ -324,6 +351,11 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return (long) Math.sqrt(variance);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method for selecting the minimum of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
+	 * @param formula The formula to select the minimum from.
+	 * @return The minimum selected.
+	 */
 	public long min(String formula){
 		String[] block = wholeFunctionBlock(formula);
 
@@ -347,6 +379,11 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return currentSmallest;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method for selecting the maximum of a rectangular block of cells, such as from A1 to B3.
+	 * @param formula The formula to select the maximum from.
+	 * @return The maximum selected.
+	 */
 	public long max(String formula){
 		String[] block = wholeFunctionBlock(formula);
 
@@ -371,6 +408,12 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return currentBiggest;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to extract only cells which are not empty from a previously calculated block from a
+	 * function formula.
+	 * @param block Block with empty and not empty cells.
+	 * @return Block with only not empty cells.
+	 */
 	public String[] extractNotEmptyCells(String[] block){
 		ArrayList<String> notEmptyValues = new ArrayList<String>();
 
@@ -381,7 +424,6 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 				notEmptyValues.add(cellValue);
 			}
 		}
-
 		return notEmptyValues.toArray(new String[0]);
 	}
 
@@ -416,6 +458,13 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return res;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to extract every single element of an expression and stores them as a separate element in the
+	 * String ArrayList formulaElements and returns it.
+	 * An expression element is either a number, a cell name or an operator.
+	 * @param formula The formula expression to extract elements from.
+	 * @return The elements as single elements.
+	 */
 	public static ArrayList<String> extractExpressionElements(String formula){
 		Matcher m = Pattern.compile("([A-Z][0-9]*)|[-\\+\\*/]|[0-9]*").matcher(formula);
 
@@ -431,6 +480,15 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return formulaElements;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to calculate a single calculation. A single calculation always uses one operator and one value part.
+	 * The value part can be a cell name or a value. The calculation takes the given previous solution and uses the given
+	 * operator and the given value part to calculate and return a new solution.
+	 * @param res The previous result of a calculation.
+	 * @param element The element to calculate to the previous result.
+	 * @param operator The operator used to calculate previous result and element.
+	 * @return The new result.
+	 */
 	private long singleCalculation(long res, String element, String operator){
 		String elementType = isValueCellName(element);
 
@@ -460,7 +518,12 @@ public class Spreadsheet {
 		return res;
 	}
 
-
+	/**
+	 * Methode to determine if a value part is either a cell name or a value.
+	 * Has the possibility to determine floating point numbers for the future.
+	 * @param sToCheck The string to decide.
+	 * @return The String containing the information if it is a cell name or a value.
+	 */
 	public String isValueCellName(String sToCheck){
 		//? 7 -> "value", A1 -> "cellName", 7A -> "invalid"