/*
  Author  : Michael Robinson
  Program : theToStringExternalClass.java
  Purpose : Learning to use the toString Java method
            
  Updated : August 18, 2099
*/


public class theToStringExternalClass
{
    private int day;   //this is a global private variable 
    private int month; //this is a global private variable
    private int year;  //this is a global private variable
    

    public theToStringExternalClass( int d, int m, int y )
    {
        day   = d; //the value of d is assigned to day
    	   month = m; //the value of m is assigned to month
    	   year  = y; //the value of y is assigned to year
           
    	   //when using the 'this' command below (references the current
        //object) it calls the following toString method
    	   System.out.println( "The data received by the constructor" +   
                            " is : " + this );
    	    
    }//end public theToStringExternalClass( 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 in any format you want
    	   return String.format( "%d/%d/%d",  year, month, day );
    	
    }//end public String toString()
   
}//end public class theToStringExternalClass