/*
  Author  : Michael Robinson
  Program : theToStringDemoClass.java
  Purpose : Learning to use the toString java method
            This is a class that is called by the 
            the_toStringObjectMain.java main program
            
  Updated : August 18, 2012
*/

             
public class theToStringDemoClass
{
    private int day;  
    private int month;
    private int year;
    
             
    public theToStringDemoClass( int myDay, int myMonth, int myYear )
    {
        day   = myDay; 
        month = myMonth;
        year  = myYear;
      	
      	
        //when using the 'this' command (references the current object) it calls 
        //it's toSring method
        System.out.println( "\nData received by the theToStringDemoClass " +
                            "constructor is " + this );
    	
    }//end public theToStringDemoClass( int d, int m, int y )
        
         
    /* If the toString method is not declared in the class that is using the ' 
       'this' command to print, java will NOT give an error but it will print the 
       name of the class and its address
    */
    public String toString()
    {
        //the return can be any format you need
        return String.format( "%d/%d/%d",  day, month, year );
    	
    }//end public String toString()
           
        
}//end public class theToStringDemoClass