// Filename BasicCounter.java.
 // Root class of the Counters hierarchy providing the 
 // essential counting functionality.
 //
 // Written for JFL book Chapter 3.
 // Fintan Culwin, v0.1, January 1997
//  Modified by X. Meng for package demonstartion
//  for CSCI 2320 Fall 1998
 
abstract class BasicCounter { 
 
 private int counted         = 0;
 private int theInitialCount = 0;
 
    // Principal constructor.
    protected BasicCounter( int initialCount) { 
       counted = initialCount;
       theInitialCount = 0;
    } // End principal constructor.
 
    // Default constructor.
    protected BasicCounter() { 
       this(0);
    } // End default constructor.
    
    protected void count() { 
      counted++;
    } // End count.
    
    protected void unCount() { 
      counted--;
    } // end unCount.

    protected void setCountTo( int setTo) {
      counted = setTo;
    } // End setCountTo.
    
    protected void reset() {
       counted = theInitialCount;
    } // End reset.

    public int numberCountedIs(){ 
      return counted;
    } // End numberCountedIs.

 } // end class BasicCounter