8.8

// 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 toString
}// end class Employee