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BJP5 Exercise 8.12: toStringBankAccount

Language/Type: Java classes instance methods toString
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Author: Marty Stepp (on 2019/09/19)

Add the following method to the BankAccount class:

public String toString()

Your method should return a string that contains the account's name and balance separated by a comma and space. For example, if an account object named benben has the name "Benson" and a balance of 17.25, the call of benben.toString() should return: 

Benson, $17.25

There are some special cases you should handle. If the balance is negative, put the - sign before the dollar sign. Also, always display the cents as a two-digit number. For example, if the same object had a balance of -17.5, your method should return: 

Benson, -$17.50

Your code is being added to the following class: 

public class BankAccount {
    private String name;
    private double balance;
    
    // your code goes here
    
}
Type your solution here:


This is a partial class problem. Submit code that will become part of an existing Java class as described. You do not need to write the complete class, just the portion described in the problem.

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