以下是比较日期的最常用方法(我的首选方法1):

方法1:使用Date.before()， Date.after()和Date.equals()

if (date1.after(date2)) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is after Date2");
}

if (date1.before(date2)) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is before Date2");
}

if (date1.equals(date2)) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is equal Date2");
}

方法2:Date.compareTo()

if (date1.compareTo(date2) > 0) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is after Date2");
} else if (date1.compareTo(date2) < 0) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is before Date2");
} else {
    System.out.println("Date1 is equal to Date2");
}

方法3:calendar .before()， calendar .after()和calendar .equals()

Calendar cal1 = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar cal2 = Calendar.getInstance();
cal1.setTime(date1);
cal2.setTime(date2);

if (cal1.after(cal2)) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is after Date2");
}

if (cal1.before(cal2)) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is before Date2");
}

if (cal1.equals(cal2)) {
    System.out.println("Date1 is equal Date2");
}

使用compareTo:

date1.compareTo (date2);

比较这两个日期:

  Date today = new Date();                   
  Date myDate = new Date(today.getYear(),today.getMonth()-1,today.getDay());
  System.out.println("My Date is"+myDate);    
  System.out.println("Today Date is"+today);
  if (today.compareTo(myDate)<0)
      System.out.println("Today Date is Lesser than my Date");
  else if (today.compareTo(myDate)>0)
      System.out.println("Today Date is Greater than my date"); 
  else
      System.out.println("Both Dates are equal"); 

针对Java 8及更高版本进行更新

isAfter () isBefore () isEqual () compareTo ()

这些方法存在于LocalDate、LocalTime和LocalDateTime类中。

这些类内置于Java 8及更高版本中。大部分的java。时间功能在ThreeTen-Backport中向后移植到Java 6和7，并在ThreeTenABP中进一步适应Android(参见如何使用…)

你可以使用Date.getTime():

返回从格林尼治标准时间1970年1月1日00:00:00开始的毫秒数 由这个Date对象表示。

这意味着你可以像比较数字一样比较它们:

if (date1.getTime() <= date.getTime() && date.getTime() <= date2.getTime()) {
    /*
     * date is between date1 and date2 (both inclusive)
     */
}

/*
 * when date1 = 2015-01-01 and date2 = 2015-01-10 then
 * returns true for:
 * 2015-01-01
 * 2015-01-01 00:00:01
 * 2015-01-02
 * 2015-01-10
 * returns false for:
 * 2014-12-31 23:59:59
 * 2015-01-10 00:00:01
 * 
 * if one or both dates are exclusive then change <= to <
 */

这个方法对我很管用:

 public static String daysBetween(String day1, String day2) {
    String daysBetween = "";
    SimpleDateFormat myFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

    try {
        Date date1 = myFormat.parse(day1);
        Date date2 = myFormat.parse(day2);
        long diff = date2.getTime() - date1.getTime();
        daysBetween = ""+(TimeUnit.DAYS.convert(diff, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return daysBetween;
}