Java Calendar that Compare date time using after method

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
urrent date : 12-25-2007
Is futureCal after now ? : true

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