/**
    Class to represent a Check.

        @author Bert G. Wachsmuth
        @version Feb. 2002
*/
public class Check extends Transaction
{
    /**
        This constructor constructs a new check and increments the static variable
        <tt>numChecks</tt>.
    */
    public Check(String name, double amount, String date)
    {
        super(name, amount, date, "Check");
        numChecks++;
    }

    /**
        The amount of a check is stored as a positive number, but returned as
        a negative value to indicate that check amount must be subtracted from
        a balance.
    */
    public double getAmount()
    {
        return -super.getAmount();
    }

    /**
        Destructor is called when an object is recycled by Java's automatic
        garbage collection process.
    */
    public void finalize()
    {   numChecks--;
    }
}