Java.util.Date compare ">="

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In java.util.Date the function after() == ">"

Is there a way to compare dates as ">=" ?

Brian Agnew · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19 09:43:21Z

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How about using

!thisDate.before(thatDate)

to implement the ">=" function. Not hugely nice, I appreciate.

answered Mar 19, 2013 at 9:43

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Nikita Skvortsov · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19 09:45:56Z

What about "not before"?

boolean result = !date.before(otherDate)

Also, Joda Time can save you a lot of time :)

Philipp Wendler · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19 10:03:30Z

Date implements Comparable, so you can use the compareTo method:

if (date.compareTo(otherdate) >= 0) { ... }

Basically compareTo is the Java way for comparing objects with >, <= etc. and works in lots of circumstances. The after and before methods of Date probably exist only because they were introduced before compareTo was added.

drew moore · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19 09:43:49Z

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if (!date.before(otherdate) - has the same effect as " not after or equal to"

answered Mar 19, 2013 at 9:43

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Nidhish Krishnan · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19 09:49:47Z

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No ....Java does not support that...instead you can use

Date#equals() and Date#after()

I too also prefer Joda Time

edited Mar 19, 2013 at 9:49

answered Mar 19, 2013 at 9:44

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