Java Age Calculate ageAcceptable(final Date doB, final Date now, final int acceptedAge)

Description

age Acceptable

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dob	Date of Birth
now	substitute for now, can be null which will default to now()
acceptedAge	Minimum age which must be passed

Declaration

public static boolean ageAcceptable(final Date doB, final Date now,
        final int acceptedAge) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @param dob Date of Birth
     * @param now substitute for now, can be null which will default to now()
     * @param acceptedAge Minimum age which must be passed 
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean ageAcceptable(final Date doB, final Date now,
            final int acceptedAge) {
        Calendar dateOfBirth = Calendar.getInstance();
        dateOfBirth.setTime(doB);

        Calendar today = Calendar.getInstance();

        if (now != null)
            today.setTime(now);

        // Age based on year
        int age = today.get(Calendar.YEAR) - dateOfBirth.get(Calendar.YEAR);

        if (dateOfBirth.get(Calendar.MONTH) > today.get(Calendar.MONTH)) {
            age--;
        } else if (dateOfBirth.get(Calendar.MONTH) == today
                .get(Calendar.MONTH)
                && dateOfBirth.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) > today
                        .get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)) {
            age--;
        }

        return age >= acceptedAge;
    }
}

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