Java Calendar Compare date time using before method

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

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