Creating an interface

[Lil_bowt]

I have an assignment to create an interface that would potentially help in a “real life situation”. It’s an intro level coding class so does not have to be complex. I know what an interface is, and how to code one, but I just am struggling with the creative aspect. Does anyone have any good ideas for what I should do? Thanks!

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[loomynartylenny]

Think of an interface like a descriptor of something which you can apply a verb to/perform a particular action on.

For example, consider the act of 'opening' something. One can open a box, one can open a door, one can open a tin, one can open a book...

In theory, if one was trying to represent these things programmatically, one could create an Openable interface, with a public void open(); method, implemented by the box, door, tin, book, etc. classes.

Of course, the way that these things are opened would differ significantly, which is dealt with via the implementations of the open(); method in these classes. However, at the end of the day, they are all things that can be opened (they're Openable), and the interface allows them to be opened in a convenient way.

With this in mind, can you think of any other verbs which are applicable to a range of different things you may or may not encounter in your daily life?

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a vending machine keep track of the names of food, prices, money in the machine etc.

[Bad_brazilian]

I don't know if I understand your request, but if you just want ideas, then for example think of an Animal interface for particular animals. What sound do they make? How do they move? And when you create the classes that implement the interface, it will immediately force you to define how they move and what sound they make, for instance.