Java Deck of Cards

A Java program modeling a standard 52-card deck with full functionality, including shuffling, dealing, peeking, printing remaining cards, and resetting the deck. Each card displays its suit symbol (♥ ♦ ♣ ♠) for better readability. This project demonstrates object-oriented programming, array management, and basic game logic in Java. It’s perfect for learning OOP concepts and building card game foundations.

Features

• Shuffle the deck randomly
• Deal cards one at a time
• Peek at the next undealt card
• Print all remaining cards
• Reset the deck back to full 52 cards
• Check if the deck is empty
• Displays suit symbols (♥ ♦ ♣ ♠) for easy readability
• Clean and formatted output in columns

Classes

Card

Represents a single playing card with:

• Face (Ace, 2…King)
• Suit (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, Spades)
• Suit symbol for printing
• String representation via toString()

DeckOfCards

Represents the deck, including:

• Array of 52 Card objects
• Methods:
  • shuffle()
  • deal()
  • peekNextCard()
  • printRemainingCards()
  • reset()
  • cardsRemaining()
  • isEmpty()

Main

Demonstrates the deck usage with formatted output.

Sample Output:

Ace of Hearts ♥ Deuce of Hearts ♥ Three of Hearts ♥ Four of Hearts ♥ Five of Hearts ♥ Six of Hearts ♥ Seven of Hearts ♥ Eight of Hearts ♥ Nine of Hearts ♥ Ten of Hearts ♥ Jack of Hearts ♥ Queen of Hearts ♥ King of Hearts ♥ Ace of Diamonds ♦ Deuce of Diamonds ♦ Three of Diamonds ♦ Four of Diamonds ♦ Five of Diamonds ♦ Six of Diamonds ♦ Seven of Diamonds ♦ Eight of Diamonds ♦ Nine of Diamonds ♦ Ten of Diamonds ♦ Jack of Diamonds ♦ Queen of Diamonds ♦ King of Diamonds ♦ Ace of Clubs ♣ Deuce of Clubs ♣ Three of Clubs ♣ Four of Clubs ♣ Five of Clubs ♣ Six of Clubs ♣ Seven of Clubs ♣ Eight of Clubs ♣ Nine of Clubs ♣ Ten of Clubs ♣ Jack of Clubs ♣ Queen of Clubs ♣ King of Clubs ♣ Ace of Spades ♠ Deuce of Spades ♠ Three of Spades ♠ Four of Spades ♠ Five of Spades ♠ Six of Spades ♠ Seven of Spades ♠ Eight of Spades ♠ Nine of Spades ♠ Ten of Spades ♠ Jack of Spades ♠ Queen of Spades ♠ King of Spades ♠

Cards Remaining: 0

Next card (peek only): No more cards left to peek at

Remaining cards in deck: No cards remaining in the deck

Deck reset. Cards remaining: 52 Next card after reset: Ace of Hearts ♥

Is the deck empty? false

Learning Outcomes

Practice Object-Oriented Programming in Java

Work with arrays and indexing

Implement randomization and shuffling logic

Build utility methods for real-world applications