Java Day Compare isSameDay(final Date date1, final Date date2)

Description

Checks two dates to see if they are the same calendar day.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date1	The first date.
date2	The second date.

Return

true if the dates are the same calendar day, based on the current timezone and locale.

Declaration

public static boolean isSameDay(final Date date1, final Date date2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  w w w . j a v a  2  s.c  om
 *  Copyright 2011 Eric F. Savage, code@efsavage.com
 *
 *   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.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    private static DateFormat DAY_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");

    /**
     * Checks two dates to see if they are the same calendar day.
     * 
     * @param date1
     *            The first date.
     * @param date2
     *            The second date.
     * @return true if the dates are the same calendar day, based on the current
     *         timezone and locale.
     */
    public static boolean isSameDay(final Date date1, final Date date2) {
        return DAY_FORMAT.format(date1).equals(DAY_FORMAT.format(date2));
    }
}

Related

1. isSameDay(Date date1, Date date2)
2. isSameDay(Date day1, Date day2)
3. isSameDay(Date day1, Date day2)
4. isSameDay(Date preDate, Date postDate)
5. isSameDay(final Date date1, final Date date2)
6. sameDay(Date d1, Date d2)
7. sameDay(Date date1, Date date2)