// 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 toString
} // end class Employee