Java tutorial
import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); Calendar past = Calendar.getInstance(); System.out.println("Current date: " + cal.getTime()); // change year in past calendar past.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2013); System.out.println("Year is " + past.get(Calendar.YEAR)); // check if calendar date is before current date System.out.println(cal.before(past)); } }