java/android datetime timespan

Question

If i have a simpledateformat object:

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");

And have two times, 12:12 and 13:13 for example, is there an easy way to check if the current time is between the two SimpleDateFormats (The clock is 12:15 for example)? Thanks

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '11 at 11:28

DateFormat newDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");    

Date d1 = newDateFormat.parse("12:12");
Date d2 = newDateFormat.parse("13:13");
Date myDate = newDateFormat.parse("12:15");

if(myDate.getTime() >= d1.getTime() && myDate.getTime() <= d2.getTime()){
//yes it is in between  including border
}

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '11 at 11:32

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Compare them using Date or Calendar objects, SimpleDateFormat is just a representation. You can use format.parse("12:12") and ir returns a Date object representing that time.

answered Jan 11 '11 at 11:32

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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If anyone is looking for a better and lighter library to use in Android/ Java that handles interval better, you can use a library that a wrote to use in my own Android app. https://github.com/ashokgelal/samaya

Also, see this question: Do we have a TimeSpan sort of class in Java

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Aug 10 '11 at 21:18

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java/android datetime timespan

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