Question

How to compare date time using before method of Calendar in Java

Answer 1

package javaapplication1;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class JavaApplication1 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
        
        Calendar adate = Calendar.getInstance();
   
        adate.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2014);
   
        System.out.println("Today : " + (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1)  + "-"
                           + now.get(Calendar.DATE)
                           + "-"
                           + now.get(Calendar.YEAR));
        
        System.out.println("A Date : " + (adate.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1)  + "-"
                           + adate.get(Calendar.DATE)
                           + "-"
                           + adate.get(Calendar.YEAR));
                     
        System.out.println(adate.before(now));
        System.out.println(now.before(adate));
        System.out.println(now.before(now));
    }
}

/*

run:

Today : 10-18-2016
A Date : 10-18-2014
true
false
false

*/

 

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