Difference between 2 dates Java

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Difference in days between two dates in Java?

I need to find difference between 2 dates. First one is in string format,

s1=2012-10-01T15:33:34.652905Z

I need to convert s1 into date d1 and then find the difference in integer between today's date d2 and d1.

How do I do this?

Take a look at [Joda Time API](http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/).. Makes your life easy when working with Dates.. — Rohit Jain, Oct 10 '12 at 19:22
Days as in "hours / 24" or days as in "number of midnights between time A and time B in a given timezone?" — DNA, Oct 10 '12 at 19:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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To convert your string to a date, you can use SimpleDateFormat.parse("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ").

Given two Date objects, you can get whatever differences (days, seconds...) you need with JODA Time as advised in SO entry : Difference in days between two dates in Java?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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answered Oct 10 '12 at 19:29

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