// simpledate.h
// Comments here are instructional...don't code like this.


#ifndef _SIMPLEDATE_H_
#define _SIMPLEDATE_H_


const int NUM_MONTHS = 12;

// standard (i.e. not leap year) number of days in each month 
const int monthLengths[NUM_MONTHS] =  {
  31, // Jan
  28, // Feb
  31, // Mar
  30, // Apr
  31, // May
  30, // Jun
  31, // Jul
  31, // Aug
  30, // Sep
  31, // Oct
  30, // Nov
  31, // Dec
};


class SimpleDate {		// "class declaration"
public:                         
  // "constructors"
  SimpleDate();  		// "interface"
  SimpleDate(int newMonth, 	// (just member function declarations)
	     int newDay, 	//
	     int newYear);      //
				// 
  // "methods" or               //
  // "member functions"         //
  bool isValid();		// 
				//     
  int getMonth();		//     
  int getDay();			//     
  int getYear();		//     
				// 
  bool isBefore(SimpleDate d);	// 

private:
  int daysInMonth(int month,	// part of the "implementation"
		  int year);	// (most is in source file)  
				// 
  // "member variables"		// 
  int month;			// 
  int day;			// 
  int year;			// 
};  // <--- Don't forget this semicolon!


#endif // _SIMPLEDATE_H_