Java programming people

I neeeed you ?

OK I'm sure this is a typical beginners assignment. I have to make a coach booking system. I have coach trips and bookings for people to go on there. I have a Date class from the tutor that I may or may not have to use.

I have a Trip class with getCode, getDestination, getDate, getPrice methods. I have a Booking class with the customer's name, tel no, number of adults and numbers of children, who are charged at half price (not done anything with that yet).

I know I will need an ArrayList, I guess in the Trip class, to hold the bookings?

Does this sound OK so far? Once I need to start booking seats I will need your help if that's OK?!

I think so... I'm a bit shaky on associating classes (it's not callled that I know) - when they call each other's methods etc. I want them all in one massive place together ?

So I'm going to have an addBooking which, erm, adds bookings to the trip. I have:

public void addBooking (Booking booking)
{
bookings.add(booking);
}

Does this look right? I hate programming! I cannot imagine what possessed me to do this course, seriously.

Just one more thing on this ArrayList *** - I have

private ArrayList<Booking> bookings;

in the field declaration bit. Do I need to put

bookings = new ArrayList<Booking>();

in the constructor? I'm guessing not but I'm not sure why... I don't get this at all ☹️

Thank you so much for your help. I just cried again before I read your reply ? Poor H was trying to sing along to Reverend and the Makers and ask me how to get some invisible 'stain' out of his shirt and I lost it.

I find it hard to know where stuff is 'stored' - I'm more used to the way databases work, so I want more booking stuff in the booking class, but I guess that just holds the customer's details?

Why/ how on earth did you become a Java person, if you don't mind me asking?

Oh the memories this brings back!! I did java at uni but it's all well and truly forgotten now so I'm afraid I'm no help! But I feel your pain, it's hard enough with all those classes and stuff.

Can I ask something more? Sorry, I feel like I'm taking liberties a bit now. I'm studying online so I have no-one to ask.

I need to check whether a booking has already been made on a trip. Does this sound OK?

public boolean isBooking()
{
if (bookings.size() > 1)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}