// Simple program that creates a static method and calls it.
// Modified from a small program in Thinking in Java by Eckel
// Distributed under the GNU GPL: www.gnu.org
//

import java.util.*;
import java.util.Date;

public class HelloDate {
	public static void main(String[] args0) {

	String charlie, echo;

	Date delta = new Date();

	System.out.println("Calling the dateMethod now");
	// calling the static method 'dateMethod' and placing  
	// results into 'charlie'
	charlie = dateMethod();
	System.out.println("Printing the results of the dateMethod.");
	// printing the results of the dateMethod
	System.out.println(charlie);
	System.out.println("The getTime() method result: " + delta.getTime());
	} // end main method

	// start definition of the static method 'dateMethod'
		static String dateMethod()
		{
		System.out.println("Now executing the dateMethod below.");
		// creating new Date() object
		Date alpha = new Date();
		// placing method results into 'bravo'
		String bravo = "Hello world it is: " + alpha;
		// returning 'bravo' to point where method was called 
		return bravo;
		}// end dateMethod

} // end class