OffsetDateTime compareTo() method in Java with examples
The compareTo() method of OffsetDateTime class in Java compares this date-time to another date-time.
Syntax :
public int compareTo(OffsetDateTime other)
Parameter : This method accepts a single parameter other which specifies the other date-time to compare to, not null.
Return Value: It returns the comparator value, negative if less, positive if greater.
Below programs illustrate the compareTo() method:
Program 1 :
Java
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
OffsetDateTime date1 = OffsetDateTime.parse( "2018-12-12T13:30:30+05:00" );
OffsetDateTime date2 = OffsetDateTime.parse( "2018-12-12T13:30:30+05:00" );
System.out.println( "Date1: " + date1);
System.out.println( "Date2: " + date2);
System.out.println( "On comparing we get " + date1.compareTo(date2));
}
}
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Output
Date1: 2018-12-12T13:30:30+05:00
Date2: 2018-12-12T13:30:30+05:00
On comparing we get 0
Program 2 :
Java
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
OffsetDateTime date1 = OffsetDateTime.parse( "2018-12-12T13:30:30+05:00" );
OffsetDateTime date2 = OffsetDateTime.parse( "2015-12-12T13:30:30+05:00" );
System.out.println( "Date1: " + date1);
System.out.println( "Date2: " + date2);
System.out.println( "On comparing we get " + date1.compareTo(date2));
}
}
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Output
Date1: 2018-12-12T13:30:30+05:00
Date2: 2015-12-12T13:30:30+05:00
On comparing we get 3
Program 3 :
Java
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
OffsetDateTime date1 = OffsetDateTime.parse( "2013-12-12T13:30:30+05:00" );
OffsetDateTime date2 = OffsetDateTime.parse( "2015-12-12T13:30:30+05:00" );
System.out.println( "Date1: " + date1);
System.out.println( "Date2: " + date2);
System.out.println( "On comparing we get " + date1.compareTo(date2));
}
}
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Output
Date1: 2013-12-12T13:30:30+05:00
Date2: 2015-12-12T13:30:30+05:00
On comparing we get -2
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/temporal/TemporalAdjuster.html
Last Updated :
04 Dec, 2021
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