// CSE 143, Winter 2011, Marty Stepp
// A TA object represents one teaching assistant.

public class TA implements Comparable<TA> {
    private String name;
    private int experience;   // # of quarters served as a TA

    // Constructs a new TA with given name and number of quarters' experience.
    // Throws IllegalArgumentException if name is null or experience is negative.
    public TA(String name, int experience) {
        if (name == null || experience < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }
        
        this.name = name;
        this.experience = experience;
    }
    
    // Returns the TA's name.
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
    
    // Returns the TA's quarters of experience.
    public int getExperience() {
        return experience;
    }

    // Returns string with name and number of quarters, such as "Kim (5q)".
    public String toString() {
        return name + " (" + experience + "q)";
    }

	public int compareTo(TA other) {
		if (experience != other.getExperience()) {
			return experience - other.getExperience();
		} else {
			// same # of qtrs experience; break tie by name
			return name.compareTo(other.getName());
		}
	}
}