Name 

Description 

 

bendPointCheck 

Checks range of a bendpoint value. 

 

bpincCheck 

Checks range of a bend point increase percentage. 

 

constantPercCheck 

Checks range of a constant decline percentage. 

 

getColaAdj 

Returns the amount of adjustment to COLA. 

 

getEndYear 

Returns ending year for this law-change. 

 

getEndYearLC 

Returns latest possible ending year for a law-change. 

 

getFirstLine 

Reads a line and parses first and last years and type of phase-in. 

 

getInd 

Returns indicator for this law-change. 

 

getPhaseType 

Returns indicator for type of phase-in. 

 

getPiaPercentile 

Returns the PIA percentile to use when indicator == 2. 

 

getStartYear 

Returns starting year for this law-change. 

 

getStartYearLC 

Returns earliest possible ending year for a law-change.  

 

getTitle 

Returns title of this law change. 

 

isEffective 

Returns true if this law change is in effect. 

 

LawChange 

Initializes a LawChange, with or without a title. 

 

LawChangeCOLACHANGE 

Constructor. 

 

percCheck 

Checks range of a benefit formula percentage. 

 

prepareStrings 

Prepares output strings for this change from present law.  

 

proportionBendPointsCheck 

Checks range of a wage increase proportion. 

 

read 

Reads the one line required for this law-change. 

 

setColaAdj 

Sets the amount of adjustment to COLA. 

 

setEndYear 

Sets ending year for this law-change. 

 

setEndYearLC 

Sets latest possible ending year for a law-change. 

 

setInd 

Sets change indicator for this law-change. 

 

setPhaseType 

Sets indicator for type of phase-in. 

 

setPiaPercentile 

Sets the PIA percentile to use when indicator == 2. 

 

setStartYear 

Sets starting year for this law-change. 

 

setStartYearLC 

Sets earliest possible starting year for a law-change.  

 

startCheck 

Checks range of a law-change starting year. 

 

write 

Writes a line with this law-change. 

 

writeFirstLine 

Writes a line with first and last years.