Project 2 Clarifications

Last Updated 2014-01-18

• Code from the textbook
  You are welcome to use the code from our textbook. On-line versions can be found here

• Generics
  If you are having trouble with Generics in your hash table, don't forget about Dan Grossman's notes on Generics and Arrays. (Workaround #3 has been useful for some folks.)

• Exceptions
  Throw appropriate exceptions in when needed. (i.e. deletemin on empty heap)

• NO Java Collections
  Remember that you should NOT be using data structures from the Java Collections (e.g. no ArrayLists) when implementing the project. It is fine to use methods from the Math class. It *IS* fine to use things from Java Collections when testing.

• JUnit Tests
  We expect your JUint tests to be thorough, and more testing will help you find more bugs in your code, so you should cover as many test cases as you can. However, do not focus on coming up with the most extensive set JUnit test cases at the expense of good quality answers to the writeup questions. You can use Java library in JUnit test.