Date Comparison(string and date) in java

Question

How to compare below two dates in java. my scenario is

  String dt1="2013/01/08";
  Date f=Calendar.getInstance().getTime();

  and how to add time(hh:mm:ss.ms) to the date string(i mean to dt1)eg. 2013/01/08 21:10:01.23

I'd start [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4216745/java-string-to-date-conversion) for more details on Date objects and Strings. — Oren, Jan 08 '13 at 14:53

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 08 '13 at 14:53

        String dt1="2013/01/08";
        Date f=Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
        System.out.println(sdf.parse(dt1).after(f));

use SimpleDateFormat and format the String into java.util.Date
use java.util.Date.after() or java.util.Date.before() to compare the two dates

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '13 at 14:55

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You can use compareTo method also

    String dt1="2013/01/08";
    Date f=Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
    System.out.println(sdf.parse(dt1).compareTo(f);

answered Jan 08 '13 at 14:55

Jayamohan

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