import java.util.Calendar; public class AfterMethod { public static void main(String[] args) { //create first Calendar object Calendar futureCal = Calendar.getInstance(); //set it to some future date futureCal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2010); //create second Calendar object Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance(); /* * To compare two different Calendar objects, use * boolean after(Caledar anotherCal) method. * * If the first Calendar object's date and time is after * anotherCal's date and time, * it returns true, false otherwise. */ System.out.println("Current date : " + (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "-" + now.get(Calendar.DATE) + "-" + now.get(Calendar.YEAR)); System.out.println("Is futureCal after now ? : " + futureCal.after(now)); } }