public class DateFirstTry {
public String month;
public int day;
public int year;

public void writeOutput() {
System.out.println(month + " " + day + ", " + year);
}}

public class DateFirstTryDemo {
public static void main(String [] args) {
DateFirstTry date1, date2;
date1 = new DateFirstTry();
date2 = new DateFirstTry();
date1.month = "December";
date1.day = 31;
date1.year = 2007;
System.out.println("date1:");
date1.writeOutput(); }}

Source: Absolute Java, 3rd edition, pp. 166