boolean method problem

[niall.lennon2]

class Date { 

   private int day, month, year; // the date
    
   Date(int d, int m, int y){
	   day = d; month = m; year = y;
   }

   Date(){ };

   void get() {
	   day = Console.readInt(); month = Console.readInt(); year = Console.readInt();
   }

  void put(){
	  System.out.println(day + "/" + month + "/" + year);

  private int elapsedDays() {
  // The number of days elapsed from 1/1/1900 to this date
    int days = (year-1900)*365+(year-1901)/4; 
    int k = 1;
    while (k<month) {
	int daysInMonth;
	if (k==9||k==4||k==6||k==11) 
		daysInMonth = 30;
	else if (k==2) {
		if (year%4==0 && year!=1900) daysInMonth = 29;
		else daysInMonth = 28;
	}
	else daysInMonth = 31;
      days = days + daysInMonth; 
      k++; 
    }
    return days + day;
  }
   
   boolean postDates(Date d) {
	  // Does this date occur on or after d?
    .....
  }
}

my mind has gone completely blank with the boolean method postDates would appreciate a bit of help!!

[JamesCherrill]

You just need to compare the year/month/day (in that order) from the current date and the date that's passed as a parameter

[niall.lennon2]

Thanks James that method works but I think we have to use the elapsedDays method to solve it. I can't seem to get it to work with the boolean method.

[JamesCherrill]

OK, you didn't say that before.
If you use elapsedDays then it's really easy. Whichever date has the highest elapsedDays is the later of the two.

[niall.lennon2]

boolean postDates(Date d) {
	   Date e = new Date();
	   return (e.elapsedDays() > d.elapsedDays());
}

I know theirs an easy answer I just can't seem to get it working

[Ezzaral]

You don't want to create a new Date to compare to "d". You want to use the current instance value.