Having some trouble implementing this simple task.
Basically I want to compare two dates(some older date vs new date). I want to know if the older date is more than x months old and y days old.
int monthDiff = new Date().getMonth() - detail.getCdLastUpdate().getMonth();
int dayDiff = new Date().getDay() - detail.getCdLastUpdate().getMonth();
System.out.println("\tthe last update date and new date month diff is --> " + monthDiff);
System.out.println("\tthe last update date and new date day diff is --> " + dayDiff);
If older date is 2012-09-21 00:00:00.0, currently, it will return negative numbers. I need to find out if the older date is EXACTLY 6 months and 4 days before new Date(). I'm thinking of using absolute values of both but just can't brain today.
Edit: I know about joda but I cannot use it. I must use Java JDK. Edit 2: I'll try out the methods listed, if all failed I'll use Joda.
JDK dates have before and after methods, returning boolean, to accomplish your task:
Date now = new Date();
Calendar compareTo = Calendar.getInstance();
compareTo.add(Calendar.MONTH, -6);
compareTo.add(Calendar.DATE, -4);
if (compareTo.getTime().before(now)) {
// after
} else {
// before or equal
}