Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.util.Log; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static final String TAG = "ikram"; private static Boolean currentGreaterThenOld(String currentDate, String oldDate) { if (currentDate.isEmpty() || oldDate.isEmpty()) return false; try { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy", Locale.getDefault()); Date current = formatter.parse(currentDate); Date old = formatter.parse(oldDate); if (old.compareTo(current) < 0) { Log.d(TAG, "compareDate current Date : " + current.toString() + " is greater then Old Date : " + old.toString()); return true; } } catch (ParseException e1) { e1.printStackTrace(); } return false; } }