Comparing two dates using Joda time

Question

I want to compare two dates, however I\'m running into trouble. 1 date is created from a java.util.date object and the other is manually crafted. The following

Answer 1

System.out.println(d.toDateMidnight().isEqual(e.toDateMidnight()));

or

System.out.println(d.withTimeAtStartOfDay().isEqual(e.withTimeAtStartOfDay()));