/*
Compare date time using before method of Java Calendar
This example shows how to compare two calendar objects having different date and time using
before method of Java Calendar class.
*/
import java.util.Calendar;
public class CompareDateTimesUsingBefore {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create first Calendar object
Calendar old = Calendar.getInstance();
//set it to some old date
old.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1990);
//create second Calendar object
Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
/*
* To compare two different Calendar objects, use
* boolean before(Caledar anotherCal) method.
*
* If the first Calendar object's date and time is before anotherCal date and time,
* it returns true, false otherwise.
*/
System.out.println("Is old before now ? : " + old.before(now));
}
}
/*
Output would be
Is old before now ? : true
*/
