Java: how do I check if a Date is within a certain range?

Question

I have a series of ranges with start dates and end dates. I want to check to see if a date is within that range.

Date.before() and Date.after() seem to be a little a

Answer 1

Doesnn't care which date boundry is which.

Math.abs(date1.getTime() - date2.getTime()) == 
    Math.abs(date1.getTime() - dateBetween.getTime()) + Math.abs(dateBetween.getTime() - date2.getTime());