Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy"); String oeStartDateStr = "04/01/2015"; String oeEndDateStr = "11/14/2015"; Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); Integer year = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR); oeStartDateStr = oeStartDateStr.concat(year.toString()); oeEndDateStr = oeEndDateStr.concat(year.toString()); Date startDate = sdf.parse(oeStartDateStr); Date endDate = sdf.parse(oeEndDateStr); Date d = new Date(); String currDt = sdf.format(d); if ((d.after(startDate) && (d.before(endDate))) || (currDt.equals(sdf.format(startDate)) || currDt.equals(sdf.format(endDate)))) { System.out.println("Date is between 1st april to 14th nov..."); } else { System.out.println("Date is not between 1st april to 14th nov..."); } } }