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Comparing two dates

Comparing two dates

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

    public class CompareDates {
         public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
        
         DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy-MM-dd");
        
         // Get Date 1
         Date d1 = df.parse(args[0]);
        
         // Get Date 2
         Date d2 = df.parse(args[1]);
        
         String relation;
         if (d1.equals(d2))
         relation = "the same date as";
         else if (d1.before(d2))
         relation = "before";
         else
         relation = "after";
         System.out.println(d1 + " is " + relation + ' ' + d2);
     }
}