Card class for a poker card

revised

Code:

/**
* Card class represents a playing card of 52 faces differing by values and suits.
* Each card contains two variables, namely value and suit.
* A card's face is defined to contain 2 elements, which are structured as arrays, with value in [0] and suit in [1].
* Values are encoded in [2, 14] with Ace/King/Queen/Jack as 14/13/12/11.
* Suits are encoded in [1, 4] with Spade/Heart/Club/Diamond as 4/3/2/1.
* Getters available to read a card's face as defined codes for computational purpose or as strings for printing purpose.
*
* @version 1.0
* @since 2019-11-10
*/

public enum Card{ //declared in ascending order of regular cards (enum uses declared order as natural ordering), so can be sorted without a Comparator (recall enum cannot implement Comparable)
  AceSpade(14, 4), AceHeart(14, 3), AceClub(14, 2), AceDiamond(14, 1),
  KingSpade(13, 4), KingHeart(13, 3), KingClub(13, 2), KingDiamond(13, 1),
  QueenSpade(12, 4), QueenHeart(12, 3), QueenClub(12, 2), QueenDiamond(12, 1),
  JackSpade(11, 4), JackHeart(11, 3), JackClub(11, 2), JackDiamond(11, 1),
  TenSpade(10, 4), TenHeart(10, 3), TenClub(10, 2), TenDiamond(10, 1),
  NineSpade(9, 4), NineHeart(9, 3), NineClub(9, 2), NineDiamond(9, 1),
  EightSpade(8, 4), EightHeart(8, 3), EightClub(8, 2), EightDiamond(8, 1),
  SevenSpade(7, 4), SevenHeart(7, 3), SevenClub(7, 2), SevenDiamond(7, 1),
  SixSpade(6, 4), SixHeart(6, 3), SixClub(6, 2), SixDiamond(6, 1),
  FiveSpade(5, 4), FiveHeart(5, 3), FiveClub(5, 2), FiveDiamond(5, 1),
  FourSpade(4, 4), FourHeart(4, 3), FourClub(4, 2), FourDiamond(4, 1),
  ThreeSpade(3, 4), ThreeHeart(3, 3), ThreeClub(3, 2), ThreeDiamond(3, 1),
  TwoSpade(2, 4), TwoHeart(2, 3), TwoClub(2, 2), TwoDiamond(2, 1);

  private byte valueAsCode; //numeric value codes
  private byte suitAsCode; //spade, heart, club, diamond codes
  private String value; //numeric value
  private String suit; //spade, heart, club, diamond

  private static final String[] valueDecoder = new String[]{"*", "*", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "Jack", "Queen", "King", "Ace"}; //for converting values in codes to values in strings
  private static final String[] suitDecoder = new String[]{"*", "Diamond", "Club", "Heart", "Spade"}; //for converting suits in codes to suits in strings

  private Card(int valueAsCode, int suitAsCode){
    this.valueAsCode = (byte)valueAsCode;
    this.suitAsCode = (byte)suitAsCode;
  }
  
  /**
   * getter for the card's face in strings, for display use by caller
   * @return 2 elements String array with [0] for value and [1] for suit
   */
  public String[] getFace(){
    this.value = valueDecoder[this.valueAsCode];
    this.suit = suitDecoder[this.suitAsCode];
    return new String[]{value, suit};
  }
  /**
   * getter for the card's face in author's defined codes, for computational use by caller
   * @return 2 elements byte array with [0] for value and [1] for suit
   */
  public byte[] getFaceAsCode(){
    return new byte[]{this.valueAsCode, this.suitAsCode};
  }

}

 

I have a C book but I know i shouldn't learn it first what should i learn I've considered C but i think their must be much more languages below that.
Any recomendataions to what scripting languages i should learn?

 

For what purpose do you want to learn a software language? The answer to your question depends on the purpose.