Defining Classes I - Java - page 220

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

117 public int getDay()
118 {
119 return day;
120 }

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

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 }