Java Date Compare compare(Date start, Date end)

Description

compare

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static int compare(Date start, Date end) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {

    public static int compare(Date start, Date end) {
        Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();
        c1.setTime(start);
        Calendar c2 = Calendar.getInstance();
        c2.setTime(end);
        int year1 = c1.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        int year2 = c2.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        if (year1 != year2) {
            return year1 - year2;
        }
        int month1 = c1.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        int month2 = c2.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        if (month1 != month2) {
            return month1 - month2;
        }
        int day1 = c1.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
        int day2 = c2.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
        return day1 - day2;
    }
}

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