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Answer:

No. The class could be improved with additional code. But the goal here is to show the automaton, not develop a date class.


Date Recognizer

We want to convert strings like "01/06/01" into MyDate objects. We already have an automaton from chapter 2 that recognizes strings in this format. It is often very helpful to divide a problem into two parts: parsing (recognition of valid input), and processing. When the parsing part of the problem is complete, the full solution is just a few additional steps.

MyDate Transducer

To plan the string-to-date program, think about what should be done for each state transition. If the diagram were on paper (perhaps on the back of an old envelope) you could scribble brief notes on what should happen for each transition. To start, you would probably SAVE each character of the first number (for the day) in a string, then CONVERT that string to an int when the first / is reached. Then you would do the same with the month and the year.


QUESTION 14:

Mentally label the transitions with SAVE or CONVERT.