Java Date Compare

gistfile1.java

package introtocs;

import java.util.Date;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class DateCompare {

  /**
	 * @param args
	 * @throws ParseException 
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
   		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
    	Date date1 = sdf.parse("2009-12-31");
    	Date date2 = sdf.parse("2010-01-31");

		// Check if date 1 is before date 2
		if (date1.before(date2)) {
			System.out.println("Its before");
			
		}
		
		// Check if date 1 is after date 2
		if (date1.after(date2)) {
			System.out.println("It's after.");
		}
		
		// Check if date 1 = date 2
		if (date1.compareTo(date2) == 0) {
			System.out.println("It's equal");
		}

	}

}