Source code for FiniteCyclicGroup.java

/*
 * This work by W. Patrick Hooper is free of known copyright restrictions.
 * The work is in the public domain.
 * 
 * Author's website: <a href="http://wphooper.com">http://wphooper.com</a>. 
 */

package finitecyclicgroup;

/**
 *
 * @author pat
 */
public class FiniteCyclicGroup {
    private final int n;
    
    /**
     * Construct the finite cyclic group of size n. 
     * 
     * @param n The number of elements in the cyclic group.
     */
    public FiniteCyclicGroup(int n){
        this.n=n;        
    }

    public int getSize() {
        return n;
    }
    
    public FiniteCyclicGroupElement convert(int value) {
        return new FiniteCyclicGroupElement(this, value);
    }
    
    
    public FiniteCyclicGroupElement add(Number t1, Number t2) {
        return new FiniteCyclicGroupElement(this, t1.intValue()+t2.intValue());
    }

    public FiniteCyclicGroupElement subtract(Number t1, Number t2) {
        return new FiniteCyclicGroupElement(this, t1.intValue()-t2.intValue());
    }
    
    public FiniteCyclicGroupElement negate(Number t) {
        return new FiniteCyclicGroupElement(this, -t.intValue());
    }

    
    public FiniteCyclicGroupElement zero() {
        return new FiniteCyclicGroupElement(this, 0);
    }

    
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (obj == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        final FiniteCyclicGroup other = (FiniteCyclicGroup) obj;
        if (this.n != other.n) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    
    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = 7;
        hash = 11 * hash + this.n;
        return hash;
    }
}

Last modified on August 17, 2018.