// File: TestDate5.java (Module 8)
//
// Author: Rahul Simha
// Created: October 5, 1998
//
// Illustrates date comparisons.

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

public class TestDate5 {

  public static int compare (GregorianCalendar c1, 
                             GregorianCalendar c2)
  {
    if ( c1.equals(c2) )       // The equals method.
      return 0;
    else if ( c1.before(c2) )  // The before method.
      return -1;
    else
      return 1;
  } 

  public static void main (String[] argv)
  {
    // Create a date.
    GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar ();
    cal.set (Calendar.YEAR, 1998);
    cal.set (Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.OCTOBER);
    cal.set (Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 5);
    Date d = cal.getTime ();

    // Create a second date.
    GregorianCalendar cal2 = new GregorianCalendar ();
    cal2.set (Calendar.YEAR, 1998);
    cal2.set (Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.OCTOBER);
    cal2.set (Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 5);
    Date d2 = cal2.getTime ();

    // Compare.
    int comp = compare (cal, cal2);
    if (comp == 0) 
      System.out.println (d + " and " + d2 + " are the same");
    else if (comp < 0)
      System.out.println (d + " comes before " + d2);
    else 
      System.out.println (d + " comes after " + d2);
  }

}