Defining Classes I - Absolute Java - page 230

Display 4.13 A Class with Constructors (part 4 of 5)

117 public int getDay()

118 {

119 return day;

We have omitted the method writeOutput because
it would be superfluous, as noted in the subsection
entitled “The Methods equals and toString. ”

120 }

121 public int getYear()

122 {

123 return year;

124 }

125 public String toString()

126 {

127 return (month + " " + day + ", " + year);

128 }

The method equals of the class
String.

129 public boolean equals(Date otherDate)

130 {

131 return ( (month.equals(otherDate.month))

132 && (day == otherDate.day) && (year ==

otherDate.year) );

133 }

134 public Boolean precedes(Date otherDate)
135 {
136 return ( (year < otherDate.year) ||
137 (year == otherDate.year && getMonth() <
otherDate.getMonth()) ||
138 (year == otherDate.year && month.equals(otherDate.month)
139 && day < otherDate.day) );
140

}

141 public void readInput()
142 {
143 boolean tryAgain = true ;
144 Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
145 while (tryAgain)
146 {
147 System.out.println("Enter month, day, and year.");
148 System.out.println("Do not use a comma.");
149 String monthInput = keyboard.next();
150 int dayInput = keyboard.nextInt();
151 int yearInput = keyboard.nextInt();
152 if (dateOK(monthInput, dayInput, yearInput) )
153 {
154 setDate(monthInput, dayInput, yearInput);
155 tryAgain = false ;
156 }