Java tutorial
import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { String startDate = "14-08-2014"; String endDate = "21/08/2020"; SimpleDateFormat sdf[] = new SimpleDateFormat[] { new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy"), new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy") }; Date dateStart = parse(startDate, sdf); Date dateEnd = parse(endDate, sdf); System.out.println("Is today bewteen " + dateStart + " and " + dateEnd); Date today = new Date(); if (today.after(dateStart) && today.before(dateEnd)) { System.out.println("Yes"); } else { System.out.println("No"); } } public static Date parse(String value, DateFormat... formatters) { Date date = null; for (DateFormat formatter : formatters) { try { date = formatter.parse(value); break; } catch (ParseException e) { } } return date; } }