Compare two Date value
boolean after(Date when)- Tests if this date is after the specified date.
boolean before(Date when)- Tests if this date is before the specified date.
int compareTo(Date anotherDate)- Compares two Dates for ordering.
boolean equals(Object obj)- Compares two dates for equality.
Compare two Java Date objects using after method
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Date d1 = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2000);
Date d2 = cal.getTime();
System.out.println("First Date : " + d1);
System.out.println("Second Date : " + d2);
System.out.println("Is second date after first ? : " + d2.after(d1));
}
}
The output:
First Date : Sat Oct 30 09:16:52 PDT 2010
Second Date : Mon Oct 30 09:16:52 PST 2000
Is second date after first ? : false
Compare two Java Date objects using compareTo method
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Date d1 = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2000);
Date d2 = cal.getTime();
System.out.println("First Date : " + d1);
System.out.println("Second Date : " + d2);
int results = d1.compareTo(d2);
if (results > 0) {
System.out.println("First Date is after second");
} else if (results < 0) {
System.out.println("First Date is before second");
} else {
System.out.println("equal");
}
}
}
The output:
First Date : Sat Oct 30 09:17:18 PDT 2010
Second Date : Mon Oct 30 09:17:18 PST 2000
First Date is after second