Checks the given dates for being equal. - Java java.util

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Description

Checks the given dates for being equal.

Demo Code

/*// ww w  .jav a  2  s.  c  o  m
 * $Id: CalendarUtils.java 3916 2011-01-12 10:21:58Z kleopatra $
 *
 * Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle,
 * Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
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 */
//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        Date current = new Date();
        Date date = new Date();
        System.out.println(areEqual(current, date));
    }

    /**
     * Checks the given dates for being equal.
     * 
     * @param current one of the dates to compare
     * @param date the otherr of the dates to compare
     * @return true if the two given dates both are null or both are not null and equal, 
     *  false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean areEqual(Date current, Date date) {
        if ((date == null) && (current == null)) {
            return true;
        }
        if (date != null) {
            return date.equals(current);
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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