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package com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class represents different categories of pets in the Java
 * Pet Store Demo.  Each category can have one or more products under 
 * it and each product in turn can have one or more inventory items
 * under it.  For example, the Java Pet Store Demo currently has five 
 * categories: birds, cats, dogs, fish, and reptiles.
*/
public class Category implements java.io.Serializable {

    private String id;
    private String name;
    private String description;

    public Category(String id, String name, String description) {
        this.id = id;
        this.name = name;
        this.description = description;
    }

    /**
     * Class constructor with no arguments, used by the web tier. 
     */
    public Category() {}

    public String getId() { return id; }
    public String getName() { return name; }
    public String getDescription() { return description; }

    public String toString() {
        return "{ id=" + id + "; name=" + name + "; description=" 
            + description + "}";
    }
}