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[tpfaff]

Driver class


package midtermpart2;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class MonthDriver {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Constructor demo");
        Months m0 = new Months("MARCH");//accessing non default string constructor
        //looks for enum march, does what it says in there.
        m0 = new Months(3);
        Months m1 = new Months("FEBRUARY");
        m1 = new Months(2);
        Months m2 = new Months("MAY");
        m2 = new Months(5);
        Months m3 = new Months("OCTOBER");
        m3 = new Months(10);
        Months m4 = new Months("JANUARY");
        m4 = new Months(1);
        Months m5 = new Months("NOVEMBER");
        m5 = new Months(11);
        Months m6 = new Months("JANUARY");
        m6 = new Months(1);
        Months m7 = new Months("APRIL");
        m7 = new Months(4);
        Months m8 = new Months("SEPTEMBER");
        m8 = new Months(9);
        Months m9 = new Months("JANUARY");
        m9 = new Months(1);
        Months m10 = new Months("JULY");
        m10 = new Months(4);
        Months m11 = new Months("AUGUST");
        m11 = new Months(6);
        Months m12 = new Months("OCTOBER");
        m12 = new Months(10);
        System.out.println();

        System.out.println("Month Class Demonstration");
        //need setters
        //fix tostring
        m0.setmonthNum(7);
        m0.getMonthName();
        m0.getoMonthNumber();
        m0.print();
        m0.toString();
        
        m1.setmonthNum(5);
        m1.getMonthName();
        m1.getoMonthNumber();
        m1.print();
        m1.toString();
        
        m2.setmonthNum(5);
        m2.getMonthName();
        m2.getoMonthNumber();
        m2.print();
        m2.toString();
        
        m3.setmonthNum(7);
        m3.getMonthName();
        m3.getoMonthNumber();
        m3.print();
        m3.toString();
        
        m4.setmonthNum(2);
        m4.getMonthName();
        m4.getoMonthNumber();
        m4.print();
        m4.toString();
        
        m5.setmonthNum(1);
        m5.getMonthName();
        m5.getoMonthNumber();
        m5.print();
        m5.toString();
        
        m6.setmonthNum(9);
        m6.getMonthName();
        m6.getoMonthNumber();
        m6.print();
        m6.toString();

        
        m7.setmonthNum(1);
        m7.getMonthName();
        m7.getoMonthNumber();
        m7.print();
        m7.toString();

        m8.setmonthNum(6);
        m8.getMonthName();
        m8.getoMonthNumber();
        m8.print();
        m8.toString();
        
        m9.setmonthNum(3);
        m9.getMonthName();
        m9.getoMonthNumber();
        m9.print();
        m9.toString();
        
        m10.setmonthNum(3);
        m10.getMonthName();
        m10.getoMonthNumber();
        m10.print();
        m10.toString();
        
        m11.setmonthNum(7);
        m11.getMonthName();
        m11.getoMonthNumber();
        m11.print();
        m11.toString();
        
        m12.setmonthNum(11);
        m12.getMonthName();
        m12.getoMonthNumber();
        m12.print();
        m12.toString();


        
        System.out.println("m0="+m0.setmonthNum(7)+" m1="+m1.setmonthNum(5));
        System.out.println(""+m0+m1);// the objects are set to string values and I cant figure out why 
        m1.equals(m0, m1);
        m1.equals(m0,m0);
        m1.equals(m1,m1);
        m1.lessThan(m1, m0);
        m1.greaterThan(m1, m0);
        m1.lessThan(m0, m0);

    }
}

Other class

package midtermpart2;

public class Months {

    public int monthNumber;
    public String monthName;
    public int oMonthNumber;

    enum Spectrum {

        JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY,
        AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
    }

    public Months() {
        monthNumber = 1;
    }

    public  Months(int monthNumber) {
        switch (monthNumber) {
            case 1:
                System.out.println(":January");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 2:
                System.out.println(":February");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 3:
                System.out.println(":March");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 4:
                System.out.println(":April");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 5:
                System.out.println(":May");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 6:
                System.out.println(":June");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 7:
                System.out.println(":July");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 8:
                System.out.println(":August");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 9:
                System.out.println(":September");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 10:
                System.out.println(":October");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 11:
                System.out.println(":November");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            case 12:
                System.out.println(":December");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
            default:
                System.out.println("invalid number");
                this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
                break;
        }

    }

    public Months(String monthname) {
//        A constructor that accepts the name of the month, such as “January” ,
//                “February”, etc., as an argument. It should set the monthNumber
//                field to the corresponding value for the month named.
//        monthname=null;
        Spectrum month;
        month = Spectrum.valueOf(monthname);
        switch (month) {
            case JANUARY:
                monthNumber = 1;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case FEBRUARY:
                monthNumber = 2;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case MARCH:
                monthNumber = 3;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case APRIL:
                monthNumber = 4;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case MAY:
                monthNumber = 5;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case JUNE:
                monthNumber = 6;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case JULY:
                monthNumber = 7;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case AUGUST:
                monthNumber = 8;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case SEPTEMBER:
                monthNumber = 9;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case OCTOBER:
                monthNumber = 10;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case NOVEMBER:
                monthNumber = 11;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            case DECEMBER:
                monthNumber = 12;
                System.out.print(monthNumber);
                break;
            default://fix later
                System.out.println("Month number 1");
                monthNumber = 1;
                monthname = "HELLO";
                break;
        }
    }

    public int setmonthNum(int monthNumber2) {
 switch (monthNumber2) {
          
            case 1:
                monthNumber=1;
                return monthNumber;


            case 2:
                monthNumber=2;
                return monthNumber;

            case 3:
                monthNumber=3;
                return monthNumber;

            case 4:
                monthNumber=4;
                return monthNumber;

            case 5:
                monthNumber=5;
                return monthNumber;

            case 6:
                monthNumber=6;
                return monthNumber;

            case 7:
                monthNumber=7;
                return monthNumber;

            case 8:
                monthNumber=8;
                return monthNumber;

            case 9:
                monthNumber=9;
                return monthNumber;

            case 10:
                monthNumber=10;
                return monthNumber;

            case 11:
                monthNumber=11;
                return monthNumber;

            case 12:
                monthNumber=12;
                return monthNumber;

        
            default:
                monthNumber=1;
                return monthNumber;

    }
    }

    public void print() {
        System.out.print(monthNumber);
    }

    public int getoMonthNumber() {
        this.monthNumber = monthNumber;
        return monthNumber;

    }

    public int getMonthName() {
     switch (monthNumber) {
            case 1:
                monthName = "January";
                monthNumber = 1;
                return monthNumber;

            case 2:
                monthName = "February";
                monthNumber = 2;
                return monthNumber;
            case 3:
                monthName = "March";
                monthNumber = 3;
               
                return monthNumber;
            case 4:
                monthName = "April";
                monthNumber = 4;
               
                return monthNumber;
            case 5:
                monthName = "May";
                monthNumber = 5;
                
                return monthNumber;
            case 6:
                monthName = "June";
                monthNumber = 6;
                
                return monthNumber;
            case 7:
                monthName = "July";
                monthNumber = 7;
                
                return monthNumber;
            case 8:
                monthName = "August";
                monthNumber = 8;
                
                return monthNumber;
            case 9:
                monthName = "September";
                monthNumber = 9;
                
               return monthNumber;
            case 10:
                monthName = "October";
                monthNumber = 10;
                
                return monthNumber;
            case 11:
                monthName = "November";
                monthNumber = 11;
               
                return monthNumber;
            case 12:
                monthName = "December";
                monthNumber = 12;
                
                return monthNumber;
            default:
                System.out.println("invalid number");
                return monthNumber;
        }
    }


    public String toString() {
        System.out.println(":" + monthName);
        return monthName.toString();
    }

    public boolean equals(Months m0, Months m1) {
        if (m0 == m1) {
            System.out.println("m0==m1");
            return true;
        } else {
            System.out.println("mo!=m1");
            return false;
        }

    }

    public boolean lessThan(java.lang.Object m1,
            java.lang.Object m0) {
        if (true) {
            System.out.println("m1<m0");
            return true;
        } else {
            System.out.println("m1>m0");
            return false;
        }
    }

    public boolean greaterThan(java.lang.Object m1,
            java.lang.Object m0) {
        //automatically returns true if m1>m0, returns false if it is false.
        if (true) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }


        //returns true if the first object is greater than the second
    }
}//close class

So the question is, in the driver class when Im trying to compare the two objects...they are set as string values and I can't figure out why.

[Norm]

I guess its too late now.
Did you comment in the code where the problem is?
Did you give us a String (** ERROR HERE **) we could search for to find the comment?

[tpfaff]

Yeah its too late, oh well. Anyways the problem was in the driver class while comparing the objects, at the very end of the class, the objects held strings values and I couldn't pinpoint what was causing that.

[Eranga]

Next time if you are asking a question please be specific as much as possible. And also provide more details you have, like the complete error message and stuff. So that's easy to comment on the original question. :)

And also next time use a much better title in your thread. ;)

[masijade]

They are only "string values" in the line

        System.out.println(""+m0+m1);// the objects are set to string values and I cant figure out why

and that's because you are forcing them into it by doing String concatenation. (+ when applied to String)

[tpfaff]

interesting, when I printed them out with no concatenation they printed as like a really weird value that seemed like was a indicating an location

[Fubarable]

Will this ever return false?

    public boolean lessThan(java.lang.Object m1,
            java.lang.Object m0) {
        if (true) {
            System.out.println("m1<m0");
            return true;
        } else {
            System.out.println("m1>m0");
            return false;
        }
    }

[tpfaff]

I had to turn it in and my teacher corrected it for me, if you guys would like the final code posted i can do that