Greeting.java

package info.ejava.examples.ejb.basic.dto;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * This class represents a serializable DTO object that can be used to send and
 * receive data to/from a remote interface.
 */
public class Greeting implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private Date date;
    private String message;

    public Greeting(Date date, String message) {
        this.date = date;
        this.message = message;
    }

    public String getGreeting() {
        return date + ":" + message;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getGreeting();
    }
}