Java Date Compare compare(final Date one, final Date another)

Description

compare

License

Open Source License

Declaration

protected static Integer compare(final Date one, final Date another) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {

    protected static Integer compare(final Date one, final Date another) {
        if (one == null || another == null) {
            return null;
        }// w ww  .j  a  v a2 s. c  o  m
        final Calendar cal1 = Calendar.getInstance();
        final Calendar cal2 = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal1.setTime(one);
        cal2.setTime(another);
        int age = Math.abs(cal1.get(Calendar.YEAR) - cal2.get(Calendar.YEAR));
        return cal1.getTime().before(cal2.getTime()) ? age-- : age;
    }
}

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