/** * Abstract geometrical shape that intrinsically knows how to compute its area. * Concrete methods to compute areas are relegated to concrete subclasses. * @author Dung X. Nguyen ** Copyright 2001 by Dung X. Nguyen - All rights reserved. *
*/ public abstract class AShape { /** * For concrete subclasses to provide code to compute the area. * @return this Shape's area. */ public abstract double getArea(); }