ChronoZonedDateTime compareTo() method in Java with Examples

The compareTo() method of ChronoZonedDateTime interface in Java method compares this date to another date.

Syntax:

default int compareTo(ChronoZonedDateTime other)

Parameter: This method accepts a parameter other which specifies the other date to compare to and it is not specifically null.

Return Value: It returns the comparator value which is negative if it is less else it is positive if it is greater.

Below programs illustrate the compareTo() method of ChronoZonedDateTime in Java:

Program 1:

// Program to illustrate the compareTo() method

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;

public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // First date
        ChronoZonedDateTime dt
            = ZonedDateTime.parse(
                "2018-12-06T19:21:12.123+05:30[Asia/Calcutta]");

        System.out.println(dt);

        // Second date
        ChronoZonedDateTime dt1
            = ZonedDateTime.parse(
                "2018-12-06T19:21:12.123+05:30[Asia/Calcutta]");

        System.out.println(dt1);

        try {
            // Compare both dates
            System.out.println(dt1.compareTo(dt));
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

2018-12-06T19:21:12.123+05:30[Asia/Calcutta]
2018-12-06T19:21:12.123+05:30[Asia/Calcutta]
0

Program 2:

// Program to illustrate the compareTo() method

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;

public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // First date
        ChronoZonedDateTime dt
            = ZonedDateTime.parse(
                "2018-10-25T23:12:31.123+02:00[Europe/Paris]");

        System.out.println(dt);

        // Second date
        ChronoZonedDateTime dt1
            = ZonedDateTime.parse(
                "2018-12-06T19:21:12.123+05:30[Asia/Calcutta]");

        System.out.println(dt1);

        try {
            // Compare both dates
            System.out.println(dt1.compareTo(dt));
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

2018-10-25T23:12:31.123+02:00[Europe/Paris]
2018-12-06T19:21:12.123+05:30[Asia/Calcutta]
1

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/chrono/ChronoZonedDateTime.html#compareTo-java.time.chrono.ChronoZonedDateTime-