Java Date Compare compareDate(Date date1, Date date2)

Description

compare Date

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static int compareDate(Date date1, Date date2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

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

public class Main {
    public static int compareDate(Date date1, Date date2) {
        Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();
        c1.setTime(date1);/*from w  w  w  . j av  a 2  s. com*/

        Calendar c2 = Calendar.getInstance();
        c2.setTime(date2);

        if (c1.get(Calendar.YEAR) != c2.get(Calendar.YEAR))
            return c1.get(Calendar.YEAR) - c2.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        if (c1.get(Calendar.MONTH) != c2.get(Calendar.MONTH))
            return c1.get(Calendar.MONTH) - c2.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        return c1.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) - c2.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
    }
}

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