I am a newbie in a jam.  I need to write a program which creates five
random playing cards, using a custom class to create the cards (suit &
face value).  I assume I would create something similar to the dice
example below.  Can someone please help? Thanks in advance to any
sympathetic soul...

Driver class:

//********************************************************************
//  RollingDice.java       Author: Lewis/Loftus
//
//  Demonstrates the creation and use of a user-defined class.
//********************************************************************

public class RollingDice
{
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Creates two Die objects and rolls them several times.
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  public static void main (String[] args)
  {
     Die die1, die2;
     int sum;

     die1 = new Die();
     die2 = new Die();

     die1.roll();
     die2.roll();
     System.out.println ("Die One: " + die1 + ", Die Two: " + die2);

     die1.roll();
     die2.setFaceValue(4);
     System.out.println ("Die One: " + die1 + ", Die Two: " + die2);

     sum = die1.getFaceValue() + die2.getFaceValue();
     System.out.println ("Sum: " + sum);

     sum = die1.roll() + die2.roll();
     System.out.println ("Die One: " + die1 + ", Die Two: " + die2);
     System.out.println ("New sum: " + sum);
  }
}

Custom Die class:

//********************************************************************
//  Die.java       Author: Lewis/Loftus
//
//  Represents one die (singular of dice) with faces showing values
//  between 1 and 6.
//********************************************************************

public class Die

{
  private final int MAX = 6;  // maximum face value

  private int faceValue;  // current value showing on the die

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Constructor: Sets the initial face value.
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------

  public Die()

  {

     faceValue = 1;

  }

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------

  //  Rolls the die and returns the result.

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------

  public int roll()
  {

     faceValue = (int)(Math.random() * MAX) + 1;

     return faceValue;
  }

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Face value mutator.
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------

  public void setFaceValue (int value)

  {

     faceValue = value;

  }

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Face value accessor.
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------

  public int getFaceValue()

  {

     return faceValue;

  }

  //-----------------------------------------------------------------
  //  Returns a string representation of this die.
  //-----------------------------------------------------------------

  public String toString()

  {

     String result = Integer.toString(faceValue);

     return result;

  }

}