Java Calendar Calculate equals(Calendar calendar1, Calendar calendar2)

Description

Equals two calendar, compare day to day, month to month and year to year

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
calendar1	a parameter
calendar2	a parameter

Declaration

public static boolean equals(Calendar calendar1, Calendar calendar2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 * Module: utils
 * File: DateUtil.java
 * Create User: javier.hernandez
 * Create Date: 06/03/2015 14:35:37
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    public static Locale DEF_LOCALE = new Locale("en", "US");

    /**
     * Equals two dates, compare day to day, month to month and year to year
     * @param calendar1
     * @param calendar2
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean equals(Date date1, Date date2) {

        Calendar calendar1 = getCalendar();
        calendar1.setTime(date1);

        Calendar calendar2 = getCalendar();
        calendar2.setTime(date2);

        return equals(calendar1, calendar2);
    }

    /**
     * Equals two calendar, compare day to day, month to month and year to year
     * @param calendar1
     * @param calendar2
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean equals(Calendar calendar1, Calendar calendar2) {

        int day1 = calendar1.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
        int day2 = calendar2.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

        int month1 = calendar1.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        int month2 = calendar2.get(Calendar.MONTH);

        int year1 = calendar1.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        int year2 = calendar2.get(Calendar.YEAR);

        return (day1 == day2 && month1 == month2 && year1 == year2);
    }

    /**
     * Get Default Locale Calendar (default: Locale("en", "US"))
     * @return
     */
    public static Calendar getCalendar() {
        return getCalendar(DEF_LOCALE);
    }

    /**
     * Get Default Locale Calendar
     * @param locale
     * @return
     */
    public static Calendar getCalendar(Locale locale) {
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(locale);
        cal.setFirstDayOfWeek(Calendar.MONDAY);

        return cal;
    }
}

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