/*
Compare two Java Date objects using compareTo method example.
This example shows how to compare two java Date objects using compareTo method of
java Date Class.
*/
import java.util.Date;
public class CompareDateUsingCompareToExample{
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create first date object
Date d1 = new Date();
//make interval of 10 millisecond before creating second date object
try{
Thread.sleep(10);
}catch(Exception e){
}
//create second date object
Date d2 = new Date();
System.out.println("First Date : " + d1);
System.out.println("Second Date : " + d2);
/*
Use compareTo method of java Date class to compare two date objects.
compareTo returns value grater than 0 if first date is after another date,
returns value less than 0 if first date is before another date and returns
0 if both dates are equal.
*/
int results = d1.compareTo(d2);
if(results > 0)
System.out.println("First Date is after second");
else if (results < 0)
System.out.println("First Date is before second");
else
System.out.println("Both dates are equal");
}
}
/*
TYPICAL Output Would be
First Date : Sun Sep 09 19:50:32 EDT 2007
Second Date : Sun Sep 09 19:50:32 EDT 2007
First Date is before second
*/
