Compare Dates Demo

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[edit] Overview - Compare Dates Demo

This Java program shows how to compare dates.

[edit] Java Source Code

• Package: example.calendardate
• File: CompareDates.java

package example.calendardate;
 
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
 
public class CompareDates {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
 
	DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
 
	// Get Date 1
	Date d1 = df.parse("2000-02-01");
 
	// Get Date 2
	Date d2 = df.parse("2001-03-02");
 
	String relation;
	if (d1.equals(d2))
	    relation = "the same date as";
	else if (d1.before(d2))
	    relation = "before";
	else
	    relation = "after";
	System.out.println(d1 + " is " + relation + ' ' + d2);
    }
}

[edit] What Result You Can Get

Run the program, you will get:

Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 PST 2000 is before Fri Mar 02 00:00:00 PST 2001

[edit] Required External Libraries and/or Files for this Java Example

Need nothing.

[edit] How to Run this Java Example Program

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