Java Date After after(Date point, Date when)

Description

Returns true if the given from Date is after the given when Date otherwise false.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
point	the point of time from where to check if it is after.
when	the when

Return

true, if successful

Declaration

public static boolean after(Date point, Date when) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   w w  w .j  a  va 2  s .  c o  m*/
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Asterios Raptis
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns true if the given from Date is after the given when Date otherwise false.
     *
     * @param point
     *            the point of time from where to check if it is after.
     * @param when
     *            the when
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    public static boolean after(Date point, Date when) {
        final Calendar pointCalendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        pointCalendar.setTime(point);
        final Calendar whenCalendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        whenCalendar.setTime(when);
        return pointCalendar.after(whenCalendar);
    }
}

Related

1. afterDay(final Date date1, final Date date2)
2. afterMonth(Date dateTime)
3. afterOneDay(Date depdt)
4. dateAfter(Date date, int years, int months)