Comparing two dates using Joda time

Question

I want to compare two dates, however I\'m running into trouble. 1 date is created from a java.util.date object and the other is manually crafted. The following

Answer 1

As they're DateTime objects, their time parts are also taken into consideration when you're comparing them. Try setting the time parts of the first date to 0, like:

d = d.withTime(0, 0, 0, 0);

Answer 2

You should use toLocalDate():

date1.toLocalDate().isEqual(date2.toLocalDate())

This will get rid of the Time part of the DateTime.

There is another approach, but it does not account for the case where the two dates have a different timezone, so it's less reliable:

date1.withTimeAtStartOfDay().isEqual(date2.withTimeAtStartOfDay())

Answer 3

Write your own method

public boolean checkEqual(DateTime first,DateTime second){
     if(first.<getterforyear> == second.<getterforyear> && first.<getterformonth> == second.<getterformonth> && first.<getterforday> == second.<getterforday>){
         return true;
  }
 return false;
}