Here you can find the source of getYearsOfAge(Date birthDate, Date nowDate)
public static int getYearsOfAge(Date birthDate, Date nowDate)
//package com.java2s; /*//w w w . j a va2 s . c om * #%L * Webstar Newsletter * %% * Copyright (C) 2013 Webstar Csoport Kft. * %% * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the * License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public * License along with this program. If not, see * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html>. * #L% */ import java.util.*; public class Main { public static int getYearsOfAge(Date birthDate, Date nowDate) { Calendar birth = new GregorianCalendar(); birth.setTime(birthDate); Calendar now = new GregorianCalendar(); now.setTime(nowDate); int year = now.get(Calendar.YEAR) - birth.get(Calendar.YEAR); if ((birth.get(Calendar.MONTH) > now.get(Calendar.MONTH)) || (birth.get(Calendar.MONTH) == now.get(Calendar.MONTH) && birth.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) > now.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH))) { year--; } return year; } }