// Fig. 8.8: Employee.java
// Employee class with references to other objects.

public class Employee 
{
   private String firstName;
   private String lastName;
   private Date birthDate;
   private Date hireDate;

   // constructor to initialize name, birth date and hire date
   public Employee( String first, String last, Date dateOfBirth, 
      Date dateOfHire )
   {
      firstName = first;
      lastName = last;
      birthDate = dateOfBirth;
      hireDate = dateOfHire;
   } // end Employee constructor

   // convert Employee to String format
   public String toString()
   {
      return String.format( "%s, %s  Hired: %s  Birthday: %s", 
         lastName, firstName, hireDate, birthDate );
   } // end method toEmployeeString
} // end class Employee



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