How To See If One Date Is Newer Than Another

Question

Hello I think I have a very simple question but i'm having trouble figuring it out.

I Got the Date and Time In Android using this code

String currentDateTimeString = DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(new Date());

It gave me back this value

Apr 21, 2016 9:30:16 PM

how do I compare using to dates with that value so if I want to see if

Apr 21, 2016 9:30:16 PM

is newer or older than

Apr 21, 2016 9:35:16 PM

How would I check that Thanks

Attempt One

I Tried This

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
            Date fileDate = format.parse(date1);

DateFormat format2 = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
            Date metaDate = format.parse(date2);

this the value for date 1 and 2 being

Apr 21, 2016 9:35:16 PM

But it threw a parse exception. I must use that value above so What do I Need to do so it doesn't break the code when it tries to parse the date

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '16 at 02:17

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The easiest way is to use Date.before(), rather than comparing the strings. In fact its easier to convert the string back into a date than use the strings.

answered Apr 22 '16 at 02:17

Gabe Sechan

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Must have date and time though it needs to be that specific – Jordan Apr 22 '16 at 02:19
You need to change the format string to match the format of your date – Gabe Sechan Apr 22 '16 at 02:28
makes sense though – Jordan Apr 22 '16 at 02:30
that first line of code in my question is what formats the month and time that way I didn't make it that way – Jordan Apr 22 '16 at 02:31

How To See If One Date Is Newer Than Another

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