import java.util.Calendar; public class Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { Calendar date1 = Calendar.getInstance(); date1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2010); date1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11); date1.set(Calendar.DATE, 20); java.util.Date dt = date1.getTime(); System.out.println("Date One = "+dt); Calendar date2 = Calendar.getInstance(); System.out.println("Date Two = " + (date2.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "-" + date2.get(Calendar.DATE) + "-" + date2.get(Calendar.YEAR)); if(date1.before(date2)) { System.out.println("Date One is before Date Two!"); } else { System.out.println("Date One is after Date Two!"); } } }