Java Date Before before(Date point, Date when)

Description

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

License

Apache License

Parameter

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

Return

true, if successful

Declaration

public static boolean before(Date point, Date when) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from w  w w.ja va2s  . 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
 *
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 * 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 before the given when Date otherwise false.
     *
     * @param point
     *            the point of time from where to check if it is before.
     * @param when
     *            the when
     * @return true, if successful
     */
    public static boolean before(Date point, Date when) {
        final Calendar pointCalendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        pointCalendar.setTime(point);
        final Calendar whenCalendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        whenCalendar.setTime(when);
        return pointCalendar.before(whenCalendar);
    }
}

Related

1. before(Date sDate, Date eDate)
2. beforeDay(final Date date1, final Date date2)
3. beforeDays(Date date, Integer days)
4. beforeTime(Date time1, Date time2)