public class TimeC {
   // instance data
   private int hours, min;        // hours and minutes since midnight
   
   // constructor
   ...

   // returns hours since midnight
   public int getHour() { return hours ;}

   // returns minutes (over hours) since midnight
   public int getMin() { return min; }

   // resets the time to midnight
   public void reset() { ... }

   // s.compareTo(t) returns -1 if s is earlier in the day than t,
   // 0, if they are equal, and
   // 1, if s is later in the day than t
   public int compareTo(TimeC t) { 
      ...
   }

}