Comparing date strings in Java [duplicate]

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Use strings to handle dates in Java is not always the best option. For example, when it is a leap year, February has an extra day. Because strings can be seemingly correct, it is more appropriate to perform a conversion. Java validates that the date is correct.

You can convert strings to dates using the SimpleDateFormat class.

public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
    String dateString1 = "05-12-2012";
    String dateString2 = "05-13-2012";

    SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");

    Date date1 = format.parse(dateString1);
    Date date2 = format.parse(dateString2);

    if (date1.compareTo(date2) <= 0) {
        System.out.println("dateString1 is an earlier date than dateString2");
    }
}

To find out which parameters are allowed to check Customizing Formats (The Java™ Tutorials > Internationalization > Formatting)

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