/*
Compare date time using after method of Java Calendar
This example shows how to compare two calendar objects having different date and time using
after method of Java Calendar class.
*/
import java.util.Calendar;
public class CompareDateTimesUsingAfter {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create first Calendar object
Calendar futureCal = Calendar.getInstance();
//set it to some future date
futureCal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2010);
//create second Calendar object
Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
/*
* To compare two different Calendar objects, use
* boolean after(Caledar anotherCal) method.
*
* If the first Calendar object's date and time is after anotherCal's date and time,
* it returns true, false otherwise.
*/
System.out.println("Current date : " + (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1)
+ "-"
+ now.get(Calendar.DATE)
+ "-"
+ now.get(Calendar.YEAR));
System.out.println("Is futureCal after now ? : " + futureCal.after(now));
}
}
/*
Typical output would be
Current date : 12-25-2007
Is futureCal after now ? : true
*/
