Compare two dates in JAVA (Start Date and End Date Comparison) :

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

public class CompareDates {
public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

// Get Date 1
Date d1 = df.parse("2000-02-01");

// Get Date 2
Date d2 = df.parse("2001-03-02");

String relation;
if (d1.equals(d2))
relation = "the same date as";
else if (d1.before(d2))
relation = "before";
else
relation = "after";
System.out.println(d1 + " is " + relation + ' ' + d2);
}
}

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