UserAccount

public abstract class UserAccount {

    //Declaration of private variables
    private String username;
    private String password;
    private boolean active;

    public abstract void getPasswordHelp();

    //Default constructor
    public UserAccount()
    {
        username = "";
        password = "";
        active = true;
    }

    //Overloaded constructor, not passing boolean as it does not change outside of deactivateAccount()
    public UserAccount(String user, String pass)
    {
        username = user;
        password = pass;
        active = true;
    }

    //password bool switch for authentication
    public boolean checkPass(String pass)
    {
        if (pass.equals(this.password))
        {
            active = true;
            return active;
        }
        else
        {
            active = false;
            return active;
        }
    }

    //boolean switch if usernames and passwords do not match
    public void deactivateAccount(boolean active)
    {
        active = false;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return "UserAccount: \nUsername = " + username + "\nPassword = " + password + "\nActive = " + active;
    }

    public String getUsername() {
        return username;
    }

    public void setUsername(String username) {
        this.username = username;
    }

    public String getPassword() {
        return password;
    }

    public void setPassword(String password) {
        this.password = password;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int result = 1;
        result = prime * result + ((password == null) ? 0 : password.hashCode());
        result = prime * result + ((username == null) ? 0 : username.hashCode());
        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (obj == null)
            return false;
        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
            return false;
        UserAccount other = (UserAccount) obj;
        if (password == null) {
            if (other.password != null)
                return false;
        } else if (!password.equals(other.password))
            return false;
        if (username == null) {
            if (other.username != null)
                return false;
        } else if (!username.equals(other.username))
            return false;
        return true;
    }



}