public String getCustomerSSN()
{
    // return the customer's SSN<
    return customerSSN;
}

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public String getCustomerID
{
    // return the customer's SSN
    return customerID;
}

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if (ftpResponse.charAt(0) == '2')
    // ftp result in 200s = success

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public boolean wasSuccessful(String ftpResponse)
{
    return ftpResponse.charAt(0) == '2';
}

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if (wasSuccessful(ftpResonse))