Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static boolean CoversFYStart(Calendar one, Calendar two, Calendar fy_start) throws Exception { if (one == null || two == null) throw new Exception("CoversFYStart: Null dates passed in"); if (fy_start == null) throw new Exception("CoversFYStart: Null FY Start"); int fy_month = fy_start.get(Calendar.MONTH); int fy_day = fy_start.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); Calendar cal = (Calendar) one.clone(); while (true) { cal.add(Calendar.DATE, 1); int month = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH); int day = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); if (month == fy_month && day == fy_day) break; } return cal.before(two); } }