Something to do to prepare for the BONUS VALUE PAK AP COMPUTER SCIENCE TEST

Write a Card class that meets the following specifications:

• It has two fields: a rank and a suit, each represented with a character (char data type). There should be static arrays that contain all of the possible values of ranks and suits:
• Ranks have the following values: '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'T', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A'
• Suits have the following values: 'S', 'H', 'D', 'C'
• There should be a toString() method that returns the symbol of a card (9S, QD, 3C, e.g.).
• Cards must be comparable to other Cards based on card ranks.
• There should be a method to test if two Cards are equal (again, based on ranks); this should be separate from a compareTo() method.

Write a Deck class that meets the following specifications:

• The constructor should create and store a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Hint: Iterate on Card.RANKS and Card.SUITS. Whether to use Card[] or ArrayList<Card> is up to you. If you use an array, you will need a field that keeps track of the number of cards left in the deck.
• There should be a deal() method that returns a random card from the deck.
• When a deck is printed, all of the remaining cards should be printed.
• There should be a size() method, indicating the number of cards left in the deck.
• There should be an isEmpty() method, which returns true if there are no cards left in the deck.

In main(), write a method called pokerRank() that returns a string that describes the hand. The possible return values are:

• "ROYAL FLUSH"
• "STRAIGHT FLUSH"
• "FOUR OF A KIND"
• "FULL HOUSE"
• "FLUSH"
• "STRAIGHT"
• "THREE OF A KIND"
• "TWO PAIR"
• "ONE PAIR"
• "GARBAGE"

If the College Board makes you write something as time-consuming as this problem on the actual AP test, by all means sue them. I'll testify. You'll lose your case, but I promise that I will rant when I take the stand.