/*
	3magic Coffee Table Tutorial 10 + 11
	MyDate.java - Custom Data and Sorting.

	© 1997-1999 3magic.  All rights reserved worldwide.
*/

import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import CoffeeTable.Grid.Comparable;

/**
 * Here's a simple date object.
 */
public class MyDate implements Comparable {
	// The date storage.
	private int fDate;
	private int fMonth;
	private int fYear;
	
	// Constructor
	public MyDate() {
		this(7, 11, 1965);
	}
	
	// Another Constructor.
	public MyDate(int date, int month, int year) {
		fDate = date;
		fMonth = month;
		fYear = year;
	}
	
	// compareTo: negative if a<b, zero if a==b, positive if a>b.
	public int compareTo(Object anotherObject) {
		MyDate bDate = (MyDate)anotherObject;
		if (this.fYear != bDate.fYear) {
			return (this.fYear - bDate.fYear);
		} else if (this.fMonth != bDate.fMonth) {
			return (this.fMonth - bDate.fMonth);
		} else {
			return (this.fDate - bDate.fDate);
		}
	}
	
	// Month to string conversion.
	public String monthString() {
		switch (fMonth) {
			case 1: return "January";
			case 2: return "February";
			case 3: return "March";
			case 4: return "April";
			case 5: return "May";
			case 6: return "June";
			case 7: return "July";
			case 8: return "August";
			case 9: return "September";
			case 10: return "October";
			case 11: return "November";
			case 12: return "December";
		}
		
		return "";
	}
	
	// Parser.
	public static MyDate parseMyDate(String str) {
		StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(str, "/");
		int month = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
		int date = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
		int year = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
		return new MyDate(date, month, year);
	}
	
	// String representation.
    public String toString() {
    	return monthString() + " " + fDate + ", " + fYear;
    }
}