Checks if two date objects represent the same instant in time
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
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/**
* <p>A suite of utilities surrounding the use of the
* {@link java.util.Calendar} and {@link java.util.Date} object.</p>
*
* <p>DateUtils contains a lot of common methods considering manipulations
* of Dates or Calendars. Some methods require some extra explanation.
* The truncate and round methods could be considered the Math.floor(),
* Math.ceil() or Math.round versions for dates
* This way date-fields will be ignored in bottom-up order.
* As a complement to these methods we've introduced some fragment-methods.
* With these methods the Date-fields will be ignored in top-down order.
* Since a date without a year is not a valid date, you have to decide in what
* kind of date-field you want your result, for instance milliseconds or days.
* </p>
*
*
*
* @author <a href="mailto:sergek@lokitech.com">Serge Knystautas</a>
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Janek Bogucki
* @author <a href="mailto:ggregory@seagullsw.com">Gary Gregory</a>
* @author Phil Steitz
* @author Robert Scholte
* @since 2.0
* @version $Id: DateUtils.java 634096 2008-03-06 00:58:11Z niallp $
*/
public class Main {
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* <p>Checks if two date objects represent the same instant in time.</p>
*
* <p>This method compares the long millisecond time of the two objects.</p>
*
* @param date1 the first date, not altered, not null
* @param date2 the second date, not altered, not null
* @return true if they represent the same millisecond instant
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if either date is <code>null</code>
* @since 2.1
*/
public static boolean isSameInstant(Date date1, Date date2) {
if (date1 == null || date2 == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The date must not be null");
}
return date1.getTime() == date2.getTime();
}
/**
* <p>Checks if two calendar objects represent the same instant in time.</p>
*
* <p>This method compares the long millisecond time of the two objects.</p>
*
* @param cal1 the first calendar, not altered, not null
* @param cal2 the second calendar, not altered, not null
* @return true if they represent the same millisecond instant
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if either date is <code>null</code>
* @since 2.1
*/
public static boolean isSameInstant(Calendar cal1, Calendar cal2) {
if (cal1 == null || cal2 == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The date must not be null");
}
return cal1.getTime().getTime() == cal2.getTime().getTime();
}
}
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