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Thread: Need explanation of the code

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    Default Need explanation of the code

    Hello ! I need help as to what the code below does for each of its statement, when dd/mm/yyyy format is enter, it should give 20 Dec 2010 is a Monday:

    public static String dayOfWeek(int dd, int mm, int yyyy) {
    			int[] monthIndices = {1,4,4,0,2,5,0,3,6,1,4,6};
    			String[] dayOfWeek = {"Saturday", "Sunday", "Monday", 
    			                      "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", 
    			                      "Friday"};
    			if ((yyyy % 4 == 0) && !(yyyy % 100 == 0) || 
    			    (yyyy % 400 == 0)){
    				monthIndices[0] = 0;
    				monthIndices[1] = 3;
    			}
    			int yy = yyyy % 100;
    			int yyDiv4 = yy / 4;
    			int keyNumber = monthIndices[mm-1];
    			int sum = yy+yyDiv4+keyNumber+dd;
    			int adjValue = 0;
    			if (yyyy / 100 == 18)
    				adjValue = 2;
    			else 
    				if (yyyy / 100 == 20)
    					adjValue = 6;
    				else
    					if (yyyy / 100 == 21)
    					adjValue = 4;
    			int remainder = (sum + adjValue) % 7;
    			String day = dayOfWeek[remainder];
    			return day;
    			}
    		}


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    Default Re: Need explanation of the code

    If you really don't know what any of the program lines do, you need to go back to basics.
    The Java™ Tutorials

    If you do understand some of it, ask a more specific question.
    How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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    Default Re: Need explanation of the code

    @db: even if you've a good knowledge of java, you need some experience to figure out that the following statement

    if ((yyyy % 4 == 0) && !(yyyy % 100 == 0) || 
    			    (yyyy % 400 == 0))

    is used to calculate if a year is a leap year.

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    Default Re: Need explanation of the code

    thanks for reply

    have doubts as to why we need to do the code as to:

    if year modules 400 is 0
    then is_leap_year
    else if year modules 100 is 0
    then not_leap_year
    else if year modules 4 is 0
    then is_leap_year

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