Problem with a date... expecting what i am not offering

Question

lol. I thot that would grab your attention...
now that your here...
can you help me with my date?
When i compile GameTest.java, i receive these 2 errors:
C:\jDevl\Lot649\GameTest.java:18: integer number too large: 02121982
          lotto[0] = new Ticket1(0001,02121982, 03, 11, 12, 14, 41, 43, 13);
.\Ticket1.java:20: incompatible types
found : int
required: Lot649.Date
          drawDate = dDay.getDate();
here is my code for GameTest
import Lot649.*;
public class GameTest{
     public static void main( String args[]){
          String result = "";
          //fill the lottery array with 5 ticket objects
          Ticket1[] lotto = new Ticket1();
                              //recNo,mmddyr, n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, n7}
          lotto[0] = new Ticket1(0001,02121982, 03, 11, 12, 14, 41, 43, 13);
          lotto[1] = new Ticket1(0002,02191982, 08, 33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 09);
          lotto[2] = new Ticket1(0003,02261982, 01, 06, 23, 24, 27, 39, 34);
          lotto[3] = new Ticket1(0004,03031982, 03, 09, 10, 13, 20, 43, 34);
          lotto[4] = new Ticket1(0005,03031982, 03, 11, 12, 14, 41, 43, 14);
          //print out information about all ticket objects
          for (int i=0; i < lotto.length; i++)
               Ticket1 t = lotto;
               result += t.getRecNo+" "+t.getDate+" "+t.getArray() + "/n";
and here is my code from the Ticket class
import Lot649.Date;
public class Ticket1{
     private int recNum;
     private Date drawDate;
     private int nArray[] = new int[7];
     public Ticket1( int rec, Date dDay, int n1, int n2, int n3, int n4,
                     int n5, int n6, int n7){
          recNum = rec;
          //drawDate = dDay.getDate();
          //Date dD = new Date();
          drawDate = dDay.getDate();
          nArray[0] = checkNum(n1);
          nArray[1] = checkNum(n2);
          nArray[2] = checkNum(n3);
          nArray[3] = checkNum(n4);
          nArray[4] = checkNum(n5);
          nArray[5] = checkNum(n6);
          nArray[6] = checkNum(n7);
     }//end of ticket constructor
     public Ticket1( int recA, Date DateA, int arrayName[] ){
          recNum = recA;
          drawDate = DateA;
          nArray[0] = arrayName[0];
          nArray[1] = arrayName[1];
          nArray[2] = arrayName[2];
          nArray[3] = arrayName[3];
          nArray[4] = arrayName[4];
          nArray[5] = arrayName[5];
          nArray[6] = arrayName[6];
     }//end of Ticket1 constructor...and this is the code from my Date class
package Lot649;
public class Date extends Object {
   private int month;  // 1-12
   private int day;    // 1-31 based on month
   private int year;   // any year
   // Constructor: Confirm proper value for month;
   // call method checkDay to confirm proper
   // value for day.
   public Date( int mn, int dy, int yr )
      if ( mn > 0 && mn <= 12 )       // validate the month
         month = mn;
      else {
         month = 1;
         System.out.println( "Month " + mn +
                             " invalid. Set to month 1." );
      year = yr;                      // could also check
      day = checkDay( dy );           // validate the day
      System.out.println(
         "Date object constructor for date " + toString() );
   public Date( Date dateObj){
          month = dateObj.month;
          day = dateObj.day;
          year = dateObj.year;
   // Utility method to confirm proper day value
   // based on month and year.
   private int checkDay( int testDay )
      int daysPerMonth[] = { 0, 31, 28, 31, 30,
                             31, 30, 31, 31, 30,
                             31, 30, 31 };
      if ( testDay > 0 && testDay <= daysPerMonth[ month ] )
         return testDay;
      if ( month == 2 &&   // February: Check for leap year
           testDay == 29 &&
           ( year % 400 == 0 ||
             ( year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0 ) ) )
         return testDay;
      System.out.println( "Day " + testDay +
                          " invalid. Set to day 1." );
      return 1;  // leave object in consistent state
   // Create a String of the form month/day/year
   public String toString()
      { return month + "/" + day + "/" + year; }
   public int getDate()
        { return month + day + year;}
//     public Date getDate()
//          { return Date;}
}//end of Date Classwhen i do
drawDate = dDay.getDate();getDate returns an int
how do i getDate to return an object that i can stuff into drawDate?
you can see that i have monkeyed around with it...
but my brain is gettin kinda frustrated...
your help appreciated.

Answer 1

lotto[0] = new Ticket1(0001,02121982, 03, 11, 12, 14, 41, 43, 13);
You can't do that. The second parameter for the constructor is Date, >not int. You have to pass a Date Object. ...02122982 is the date in my data file,i thot bcz i identified that field in my Ticket constructor it would know that i wanted 02122982 to be interpreted as a date....
...brain is toast.
i tried to create
public Date getDate(){ return date }//but i commented this out bcz
no matter how i tried it still gave me errors...
or is it
public Date getDate(){ return this.date }//
or is it
in TestGame
drawDay = new Date(Date xxx);
so your saying i can keep 02122982 as an arguement
& that the constructors parameter is expecting an object... how do i make it look like an object?