/*
Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 PST 2001 is after Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 PST 2000
* */
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class MainClass {
public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception{
DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy-MM-dd");
Date d1 = df.parse("2001-01-01");
Date d2 = df.parse("2000-01-01");
String relation;
if (d1.equals(d2))
relation = "the same date as";
else if (d1.before(d2))
relation = "before";
else if (d1.after(d2))
relation = "after";
System.out.println(d1 + " is " + relation + ' ' + d2);
}
}
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