Date equals() method in Java with Examples
The equals() method of Java Date class checks if two Dates are equal, based on millisecond difference.
Syntax:
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Parameters: The function accepts a single parameter obj which specifies the object to be compared with.
Return Value: The function gives 2 return values specified below:
- true if the objects are equal.
- false if the objects are not equal.
Exception: The function does not throws any exception.
Program below demonstrates the above mentioned function:
// Java code to demonstrate// equals() function of Date class  import java.util.Date;import java.util.Calendar;public class GfG {    // main method    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Calendar object        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();          // set Month        // MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)        c.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11);          // set Date        c.set(Calendar.DATE, 05);          // set Year        c.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1996);          // creating a date object with specified time.        Date dateOne = c.getTime();          System.out.println("Date 1: " + dateOne);          // creating a date of object        // storing the current date        Date currentDate = new Date();          System.out.println("Date 2: " + currentDate);          System.out.println("Are both dates equal: "                           + currentDate.equals(dateOne));    }} |
Output:
Date 1: Thu Dec 05 08:19:56 UTC 1996 Date 2: Wed Jan 02 08:19:56 UTC 2019 Are both dates equal: false
// Java code to demonstrate// equals() function of Date class  import java.util.Date;import java.util.Calendar;public class GfG {    // main method    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Calendar object        Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();          // set Month        // MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)        c1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11);          // set Date        c1.set(Calendar.DATE, 05);          // set Year        c1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1996);          // creating a date object with specified time.        Date dateOne = c1.getTime();          System.out.println("Date 1: " + dateOne);          // creating a Calendar object        Calendar c2 = Calendar.getInstance();          // set Month        // MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)        c2.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11);          // set Date        c2.set(Calendar.DATE, 05);          // set Year        c2.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1995);          // creating a date object with specified time.        Date dateTwo = c2.getTime();          System.out.println("Date 1: " + dateTwo);          System.out.println("Are both dates equal: "                           + dateTwo.equals(dateOne));    }} |
Output:
Date 1: Thu Dec 05 08:20:05 UTC 1996 Date 1: Tue Dec 05 08:20:05 UTC 1995 Are both dates equal: false
