How to compare dates in Java?
Date has before and after methods and can be compared to each other as follows: For an inclusive comparison: You could also give Joda-Time a go, but note that: Joda-Time is the de facto standard date and time library for Java prior to Java SE 8. Users are now asked to migrate to java.time (JSR-310). Back-ports are available for Java 6 and 7 as well as Android.