Using Java, how can i see if the current time is between 10 and 15 minutes after the hour?

Question

I need to determine if the current time is between 10 and 15 minutes after the hour. So e.g.:

if the current time is 9:22 or 14:41, the answer is false
if the current time is 1:12 or 18:14, the answer is true

I can't find an example of this anywhere. Does anyone have a general solution?

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/907170/java-getminutes-and-gethours. The question might be different from yours, but you can find your answer there. — exception1, Feb 20 '14 at 20:34
OK - so you're saying use JodaTime TimeOfDay.MINUTE_OF_HOUR. Great. — Mark, Feb 20 '14 at 20:46
You now have -4 on this as you clearly didn't do the expected minimal amount of research - simply searching for some combination of the words "java time minute" should give you a few thousand links which help solve the problem on your own. E.g. [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8150155/java-gethours-getminutes-and-getseconds) is the third result for the exact query `java time minute`. — l4mpi, Feb 20 '14 at 20:52
@Mark There are even other nice examples in that thread, for example the one from James. It's the same as the answer below. — exception1, Feb 20 '14 at 20:54
Did you see where i said "i can't find this"?! I DID search, but didn't find this exact situation/solution. harsh — Mark, Mar 18 '14 at 14:01
I DID look. The fact that I couldn't find an answer is no reason to vote down ! — Mark, Nov 07 '16 at 20:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 20 '14 at 21:20

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Try this:

int min = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.MINUTE);
return min >= 10 && min < 15;

edited Feb 20 '14 at 21:20

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answered Feb 20 '14 at 20:36

This doesn't verifies if the minute is > 10 – renke Feb 20 '14 at 20:42
fixed - now I check - thanks – Feb 20 '14 at 20:45
Also, it should be lesser than 15, otherwise 10:15:59 will be inside your range – renke Feb 20 '14 at 20:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '14 at 20:41

The following method should resolve your problem

public boolean isInRange() {
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
    int minute = calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
    return minute >= 10 && minute < 15;
}

It simple recoveries the minute from the current time and verifies if it is between 10 and 15

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 20 '14 at 21:01

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int minutes = new GregorianCalendar().get(Calendar.MINUTE);
if (minutes >= 10 && minutes <= 15) {
    System.out.println("The time is between 10 and 15 minutes after the current hour.");
}

edited Feb 20 '14 at 21:01

George Brighton

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answered Feb 20 '14 at 20:39

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Using Java, how can i see if the current time is between 10 and 15 minutes after the hour?

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