Check date with todays date

Question

I have written some code to check two dates, a start date and an end date. If the end date is before the start date, it will give a prompt that says the end date is before start date.

I also want to add a check for if the start date is before today (today as in the day of which the user uses the application) How would I do this? ( Date checker code below, also all this is written for android if that has any bearing)

if (startYear > endYear) {
    fill = fill + 1;
    message = message + "End Date is Before Start Date" + "\n";
} else if (startMonth > endMonth && startYear >= endYear) {
    fill = fill + 1;
    message = message + "End Date is Before Start Date" + "\n";
} else if (startDay > endDay && startMonth >= endMonth && startYear >= endYear) {
    fill = fill + 1;
    message = message + "End Date is Before Start Date" + "\n";
}

Answer 1

Don't complicate it that much. Use this easy way. Import DateUtils java class and call the following methods which returns a boolean.

DateUtils.isSameDay(date1,date2);
DateUtils.isSameDay(calender1,calender2);
DateUtils.isToday(date1);

For more info refer this article DateUtils Java

Answer 2

Does this help?

Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

// set the calendar to start of today
c.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
c.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
c.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

// and get that as a Date
Date today = c.getTime();

// or as a timestamp in milliseconds
long todayInMillis = c.getTimeInMillis();

// user-specified date which you are testing
// let's say the components come from a form or something
int year = 2011;
int month = 5;
int dayOfMonth = 20;

// reuse the calendar to set user specified date
c.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
c.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
c.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, dayOfMonth);

// and get that as a Date
Date dateSpecified = c.getTime();

// test your condition
if (dateSpecified.before(today)) {
  System.err.println("Date specified [" + dateSpecified + "] is before today [" + today + "]");
} else {
  System.err.println("Date specified [" + dateSpecified + "] is NOT before today [" + today + "]");
}

Answer 3

tl;dr

LocalDate
.parse( "2021-01-23" )
.isBefore(
    LocalDate.now(
        ZoneId.of( "Africa/Tunis" ) 
    )
)

… or:

try 
{
    org.threeten.extra.LocalDateRange range =         
        LocalDateRange.of( 
            LocalDate.of( "2021-01-23" ) ,
            LocalDate.of( "2021-02-21" )
        )
    ;
    if( range.isAfter( 
        LocalDate.now( ZoneId.of( "Africa/Tunis" ) )
    ) { … }
    else { … handle today being within or after the range. }
} catch ( java.time.DateTimeException e ) {
    // Handle error where end is before start.
}

Details

The other answers ignore the crucial issue of time zone .

The other answers use outmoded classes.

Avoid old date-time classes

The old date-time classes bundled with the earliest versions of Java are poorly designed, confusing, and troublesome. Avoid java.util.Date/.Calendar and related classes.

java.time

• In Java 8 and later use the built-in java.time framework. See Tutorial .
• In Java 7 or 6, add the backport of java.time to your project.
• In Android , use the wrapped version of that backport .

LocalDate

For date-only values, without time-of-day and without time zone, use the LocalDate class.

LocalDate start = LocalDate.of( 2016 , 1 , 1 );
LocalDate stop = start.plusWeeks( 1 );

Time Zone

Be aware that while LocalDate does not store a time zone, determining a date such as “today” requires a time zone. For any given moment, the date may vary around the world by time zone. For example, a new day dawns earlier in Paris than in Montréal. A moment after midnight in Paris is still “yesterday” in Montréal.

If all you have is an offset-from-UTC , use ZoneOffset . If you have a full time zone (continent/region), then use ZoneId . If you want UTC, use the handy constant ZoneOffset.UTC .

ZoneId zoneId = ZoneId.of( "America/Montreal" );
LocalDate today = LocalDate.now( zoneId );

Comparing is easy with isEqual , isBefore , and isAfter methods.

boolean invalidInterval = stop.isBefore( start );

We can check to see if today is contained within this date range. In my logic shown here I use the Half-Open approach where the beginning is inclusive while the ending is exclusive . This approach is common in date-time work. So, for example, a week runs from a Monday going up to but not including the following Monday.

// Is today equal or after start (not before) AND today is before stop.
boolean intervalContainsToday = ( ! today.isBefore( start ) ) && today.isBefore( stop ) ) ;

LocalDateRange

If working extensively with such spans of time, consider adding the ThreeTen-Extra library to your project. This library extends the java.time framework, and is the proving ground for possible additions to java.time.

ThreeTen-Extra includes an LocalDateRange class with handy methods such as abuts , contains , encloses , overlaps , and so on.

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About java.time

The java.time framework is built into Java 8 and later. These classes supplant the troublesome old legacy date-time classes such as java.util.Date , Calendar , & SimpleDateFormat .

The Joda-Time project, now in maintenance mode , advises migration to the java.time classes.

To learn more, see the Oracle Tutorial . And search Stack Overflow for many examples and explanations. Specification is JSR 310 .

You may exchange java.time objects directly with your database. Use a JDBC driver compliant with JDBC 4.2 or later. No need for strings, no need for java.sql.* classes.

Where to obtain the java.time classes?

• Java SE 8 , Java SE 9 , Java SE 10 , and later
• Built-in.
• Part of the standard Java API with a bundled implementation.
• Java 9 adds some minor features and fixes.
• Java SE 6 and Java SE 7
• Much of the java.time functionality is back-ported to Java 6 & 7 in ThreeTen-Backport .
• Android
• Later versions of Android bundle implementations of the java.time classes.
• For earlier Android (<26), the ThreeTenABP project adapts ThreeTen-Backport (mentioned above). See How to use ThreeTenABP… .

Answer 4

Android already has a dedicated class for this. Check DateUtils.isToday(long when)

Answer 5

Using pure Java:

public static boolean isToday(Date date){
        Calendar today = Calendar.getInstance();
        Calendar specifiedDate  = Calendar.getInstance();
        specifiedDate.setTime(date);

        return today.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == specifiedDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)
                &&  today.get(Calendar.MONTH) == specifiedDate.get(Calendar.MONTH)
                &&  today.get(Calendar.YEAR) == specifiedDate.get(Calendar.YEAR);
    }

Answer 6

Using Joda Time this can be simplified to:

DateMidnight startDate = new DateMidnight(startYear, startMonth, startDay);
if (startDate.isBeforeNow())
{
    // startDate is before now
    // do something...
}

Answer 7

to check if a date is today's date or not only check for dates not time included with that so make time 00:00:00 and use the code below

    Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

    // set the calendar to start of today
    c.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
    c.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
    c.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
    c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

    Date today = c.getTime();

    // or as a timestamp in milliseconds
    long todayInMillis = c.getTimeInMillis();


    int dayOfMonth = 24;
    int month = 4;
    int year =2013;

    // reuse the calendar to set user specified date
    c.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
    c.set(Calendar.MONTH, month - 1);
    c.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, dayOfMonth);
    c.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
    c.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
    c.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
    c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
    // and get that as a Date
    Date dateSpecified = c.getTime();

    // test your condition
    if (dateSpecified.before(today)) {

        Log.v(" date is previou")
    } else if (dateSpecified.equal(today)) {

        Log.v(" date is today ")
    } 
             else if (dateSpecified.after(today)) {

        Log.v(" date is future date ")
    } 

Hope it will help....

Answer 8

    boolean isBeforeToday(Date d) {
        Date today = new Date();
        today.setHours(0);
        today.setMinutes(0);
        today.setSeconds(0);
        return d.before(today);
    }

Answer 9

another way to do this operation:

public class TimeUtils {

    /**
     * @param timestamp
     * @return
     */
    public static boolean isToday(long timestamp) {
        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
        Calendar timeToCheck = Calendar.getInstance();
        timeToCheck.setTimeInMillis(timestamp);
        return (now.get(Calendar.YEAR) == timeToCheck.get(Calendar.YEAR)
                && now.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR) == timeToCheck.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR));
    }

}

Answer 10

I assume you are using integers to represent your year, month, and day? If you want to remain consistent, use the Date methods.

Calendar cal = new Calendar();
int currentYear, currentMonth, currentDay; 
currentYear = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR); 
currentMonth = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH); 
currentDay = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);

     if(startYear < currentYear)
                {
                    message = message + "Start Date is Before Today" + "\n";
                }
            else if(startMonth < currentMonth && startYear <= currentYear)
                    {
                        message = message + "Start Date is Before Today" + "\n";
                    }
            else if(startDay < currentDay && startMonth <= currentMonth && startYear <= currentYear)
                        {
                            message = message + "Start Date is Before Today" + "\n";
                        }

Answer 11

Try this:

public static boolean isToday(Date date)
{
    return org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateUtils.isSameDay(Calendar.getInstance().getTime(),date);
}

Answer 12

public static boolean itIsToday(long date){
    boolean result = false;
    try{
        Calendar calendarData = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendarData.setTimeInMillis(date);
        calendarData.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        calendarData.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        calendarData.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        calendarData.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

        Calendar calendarToday = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendarToday.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
        calendarToday.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        calendarToday.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        calendarToday.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        calendarToday.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

        if(calendarToday.getTimeInMillis() == calendarData.getTimeInMillis()) {
            result = true;
        }
    }catch (Exception exception){
        Log.e(TAG, exception);
    }
    return result;
}