Java SimpleDateFormat equals() Example
SimpleDateFormat class equals() method example. This example shows you how to use equals() method.
Syntax is : public boolean equals(Object obj)
This method compares the given object with this SimpleDateFormat for equality.
Here is the code.
/**
* @(#) EqualsSimpleDateFormat.java
* A class representing use of method equals() of SimpleDateFormat
class in java.text Package.
* @Version 14-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
class EqualsSimpleDateFormat {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create new Date object that will be initialized to the current date.
Date date = new Date();
System.out.println("Date by Date class : " + date.toString());
SimpleDateFormat sdf1, sdf2, sdf3;
// Create new SimpleDateFormat object that returns default pattern.
sdf1 = new SimpleDateFormat();
String dateFormat = sdf1.format(date);
System.out.println("Date(1) : " + dateFormat);
sdf2 = new SimpleDateFormat("E MMM dd yyyy");
dateFormat = sdf2.format(date);
System.out.println("Date(2) : " + dateFormat);
sdf3 = new SimpleDateFormat();
dateFormat = sdf3.format(date);
System.out.println("Date(3) : " + dateFormat);
// equals method call for DateFormat object.
System.out.println("Date(1), Date(2) are equal...." +sdf1.equals(sdf2));
System.out.println("Date(1), Date(3) are equal...." +sdf1.equals(sdf3));
System.out.println("Date(2), Date(3) are equal...." +sdf2.equals(sdf3));
}
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Output of the program.
Date by Date class : Sat Jun 14 12:56:40 GMT+05:30 2008
Date(1) : 6/14/08 12:56 PM
Date(2) : Sat Jun 14 2008
Date(3) : 6/14/08 12:56 PM
Date(1), Date(2) are equal....false
Date(1), Date(3) are equal....true
Date(2), Date(3) are equal....false |
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