Java Date Compare by Year sameYear(Date date1, Date date2)

Description

Checks if the two given date have the same year.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date1	a parameter
date2	a parameter

Declaration

public static boolean sameYear(Date date1, Date date2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

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

public class Main {
    /**//from w  ww.j a v a 2  s  . c o  m
     * Checks if the two given date have the same year.
     * 
     * @param date1
     * @param date2
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean sameYear(Date date1, Date date2) {
        if (date1 == null || date2 == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return getYear(date1) == getYear(date2);
    }

    /**
     * Extracts the year value from the given date.
     * 
     * @param date
     * @return
     */
    public static int getYear(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return 1;
        }
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTime(date);
        return cal.get(Calendar.YEAR);
    }
}

Related

1. sameYear(Date date1, Date date2)