UserController

java.lang.Object
- controllers.UserController

Direct Known Subclasses:

StudentController, SupervisorController
```
public class UserController
extends java.lang.Object
```
The UserController class is responsible for handling user-related actions, such as changing the user's password. This class serves as a base class for more specific user types like StudentController or SupervisorController or FYPCoordinatorController.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private static java.util.Scanner sc
Scanner object to get input from the user.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

UserController()
Constructs an instance of the UserController class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`changePassword()`	Changes the user's password by prompting for their old and new passwords.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - sc
```
private static final java.util.Scanner sc
```
    Scanner object to get input from the user.
- Constructor Detail
  - UserController
```
public UserController()
```
    Constructs an instance of the UserController class.
- Method Detail
  - changePassword
```
protected boolean changePassword()
```
    Changes the user's password by prompting for their old and new passwords. If the old password matches the current one and the new password is different, the change is successful. The password change fails in the following scenarios:
    
    The old password does not match the current password
    
    The new password is the same as the old password
    
    The user decides to quit the process by entering "X"
    Returns:
    
    true if the password change is successful, false otherwise