java Compare two dates [duplicate]

Answer 1

Read JavaDocs.

Use method:

 Date.compareTo()

Answer 2

You equals(Object o) comparison is correct.

Yet, you should use after(Date d) and before(Date d) for date comparison.

Answer 3

java.util.Date class has before and after method to compare dates.

Date date1 = new Date();
Date date2 = new Date();

if(date1.before(date2)){
    //Do Something
}

if(date1.after(date2)){
    //Do Something else
}

Answer 4

You should look at compareTo function of Date class.

JavaDoc

Answer 5

You can use:

date1.before(date2);

or:

date1.after(date2);

Answer 6

Try using this Function.It Will help You:-

public class Main {   
public static void main(String args[]) 
 {        
  Date today=new Date();                     
  Date myDate=new Date(today.getYear(),today.getMonth()-1,today.getDay());
  System.out.println("My Date is"+myDate);    
  System.out.println("Today Date is"+today);
  if(today.compareTo(myDate)<0)
     System.out.println("Today Date is Lesser than my Date");
  else if(today.compareTo(myDate)>0)
     System.out.println("Today Date is Greater than my date"); 
  else
     System.out.println("Both Dates are equal");      
  }
}