LocalDateTime equals() method in Java with Examples

The equals() method of LocalDateTime class in Java checks if this date-time is equal to another date-time. This other date-time is passed as the parameter. This method returns a boolean value showing the same.

Syntax:

public boolean equals(Object date2)

Parameter: This method accepts a parameter date2 which checks if this date-time is equal to another date-time.

Returns: The function returns a boolean value if this is equal to the other date-time.

Below programs illustrate the LocalDateTime.equals() method:

Program 1:

// Java program to illustrate the equals() method

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

public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the date
        LocalDateTime dt1
            = LocalDateTime
                  .parse("2018-11-03T12:45:30");

        // Prints the date
        System.out.println("Date 1: " + dt1);

        // Parses the date
        LocalDateTime dt2
            = LocalDateTime
                  .parse("2018-11-03T12:45:30");

        // Prints the date
        System.out.println("Date 2: " + dt2);

        // Compares the date
        System.out.println("Is Date 1 "
                           + "equal to Date 2: "
                           + dt2.equals(dt1));
    }
}

Output:

Date 1: 2018-11-03T12:45:30
Date 2: 2018-11-03T12:45:30
Is Date 1 equal to Date 2: true

Program 2:

// Program to illustrate the equals() method

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

public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Parses the date
        LocalDateTime dt1
            = LocalDateTime
                  .parse("1998-01-05T06:20:10");

        // Prints the date
        System.out.println("Date 1: " + dt1);

        // Parses the date
        LocalDateTime dt2
            = LocalDateTime
                  .parse("2018-11-03T12:45:30");

        // Prints the date
        System.out.println("Date 2: " + dt2);

        // Compares the date
        System.out.println("Is Date 1 "
                           + "equal to Date 2: "
                           + dt2.equals(dt1));
    }
}

Output:

Date 1: 1998-01-05T06:20:10
Date 2: 2018-11-03T12:45:30
Is Date 1 equal to Date 2: false

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalDateTime.html#equals(java.lang.Object)