Java Date Time - Java Date.before(Date when)








Syntax

Date.before(Date when) has the following syntax.

public boolean before(Date when)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Date.before(Date when) method.

// w w  w .  j a v  a 2 s .  c  o  m
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      Date date = new Date();
      Date date2 = new Date();

      boolean before = date2.before(date);
      System.out.println(before);

      before = date.before(date2);
      System.out.println(before);
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.