Algorithm Implementation/Date and time/Conversion of a Gregorian date to an International Fixed Calendar date

This Source code converts a Gregorian Calendar date into a International Fixed Calendar date. The Gregorian date can be abbreviated, or the nothing entered for today's date. The program is in 2 classes: IFCConverter and TestIFCConverter.

Java

 
public class IFCConverter {
        private String gregDate;//a gregorian date
        private String IFCdate;//an International fixed calendar date
        private static final String[] MONTHS ={"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "Midi", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"};//creates an constant array of months
        //sets gregDate
        public void setGregDate(String gD) {
                if (gD.contains("  ") && !gD.startsWith(" ")) { //if the spaces won't //drive later code wacko
                        gregDate=gD;
                }
        }
        //gets IFCdate
        public String getIFCdate() {
                return IFCdate;
        }
        public void GregIFC() {
                String month = gregDate.substring(0, gregDate.indexOf(' '));//separates the Month part of the date
                int monthNum = monthNum(month);//sets a month # equal to the Number of the //month (0 fo Jan., 1 for Feb., etc.)
                int[] cfs = {0, 3, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 0, -12, -9, -7, -4, -2};//sets the conversion factors
                String dayStr = gregDate.substring(gregDate.indexOf(' ')+1);//separates the day of the month
                int day = Integer.parseInt(dayStr);//parses the day string into a number
                day += cfs[monthNum];//sets IFC day of month
                if (day > 28 && monthNum != 12) {//if IFC date is greater than 28 and it //isn't the 29 day month
                        day -= 28;
                        month = MONTHS[monthNum+1];//subtract 28 and go to the next month
                }
                if (day < 1) {//if IFC date is less than 1
                        day += 28;
                        month = MONTHS[monthNum-1];//add 28 and go to previous month
                }
                IFCdate = month + " " + day;//sets IFCdate equal to final month and day
                if (gregDate.equals("December 31") {//because in the International Fixed Calendar, there's no Dec. //29
                        IFCdate = "Extra day";
                }
        }
        public int monthNum(String month) {
                String subMonth = month.substring(0,3);//so abbreviations will work
                for (int monthN = 0; monthN < MONTHS.length; monthN++) {//don't want to have the index be out of bounds
                        if (subMonth.equals(MONTHS[monthN].substring(0,3))) {//if month equals current month
                                break;//leave monthN where it is
                        }
                }
                return monthN;
        }
}

Test code

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.io.*;
public class TestIFCConverter {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                String input = TestIFCConverter.javaInput("enter a date:");//prompts the user to enter a date
                IFCConverter ifcc = new IFCConverter();//makes a reference to IFCConverter
                ifcc.setGregDate(input);//sets the Greg. date to the date string earlier made
                if (input.equals("")) {
                        Date today = new Date();//Sets a variable equal to the current date
                        String date = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(today);//formats today to MONTH Date, YEAR
                        ifcc.setGregDate(date.substring(0, date.length()-6));//separates the year
                }
                ifcc.GregIFC();//converts the Greg. date to IFC
                System.out.println(ifcc.getIFCdate());//prints the IFC Date
        }
        public static String javaInput(String prompt) {
                String inputLine = null;
                System.out.print(prompt + " ");
                try {
                        BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
                        inputLine = is.readLine();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                        System.err.println("IOException: " + e);
                }
                return inputLine;
        }
}