Compare Java LocalDate Objects Example

This example shows how to compare LocalDate objects in Java with an example.

LocalDate represents a year-month-day in the ISO calendar and is useful for representing a date without a time. You might use a LocalDate to track a significant event, such as birth date or wedding date.

Read more about LocalDate class with an example at https://www.javaguides.net/2018/08/java-8-localdate-class-api-guide.html.

Compare Java LocalDate Objects Example 

The LocalDate class provides below APIs to compare LocalDate objects in Java.
  • boolean isAfter(ChronoLocalDate other) - Checks if this date is after the specified date.
  • boolean isBefore(ChronoLocalDate other) - Checks if this date is before the specified date.
  • boolean isEqual(ChronoLocalDate other) - Checks if this date is equal to the specified date.
import java.time.LocalDate; import java.time.Month; /**  * Program to demonstrate LocalDate Class APIs.  * @author javaguides.net  *  */ public class LocalDateExamples { public static void main(String[] args) { compareLocalDate(); } private static void compareLocalDate() { LocalDate localDate1 = LocalDate.now(); LocalDate localDate2 = LocalDate.of(2017, Month.MAY, 14); LocalDate localDate3 = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.MAY, 15); // isEqual() example if (localDate1.isEqual(localDate2)) { System.out.println("localDate1 and localDate2 are equal"); } else { System.out.println("localDate1 and localDate2 are not equal"); } // ifAfter() example if (localDate2.isAfter(localDate3)) { System.out.println("localDate2 comes after localDate3"); } // isBefore() example if (localDate3.isBefore(localDate1)) { System.out.println("localDate3 comes before localDate1"); } } }
Output:
localDate1 and localDate2 are not equal localDate2 comes after localDate3 localDate3 comes before localDate1

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