Returns the difference between two calendar objects in minutes. - Android java.util

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Returns the difference between two calendar objects in minutes.

Demo Code

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 * Copyright 2014 Kevin Quan (kevin.quan@gmail.com)
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//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the difference between two calendar objects in minutes.  A positive result means that the
     * actual time is later than the expected time
     * @param expectedTime The calendar object to compare against
     * @param actualTime The calendar object to compare
     * @return difference between the two calendar objects in minutes.  If the result is not on a minute boundary, the minute floor will be returned.
     */
    public static int calculateTimeDifferenceInMinutes(
            Calendar expectedTime, Calendar actualTime) {
        long differenceInMillis = actualTime.getTimeInMillis()
                - expectedTime.getTimeInMillis();
        return (int) (differenceInMillis / (1000 * 60));
    }
}

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