Best way to compare LocalDates

Question

I have two LocalDate objects. I want to find out how many days there are between two events:

if(Math.abs(userBirthday - eventDate) <= 5)
    // give discount

Do you have any suggestions how to do it in a most sophisticated way?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 26 '16 at 13:34

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I found solution, please confirm that it's correct way of doing this:

Math.abs(userBirthday.toEpochDay() - eventDate.toEpochDay()) >= 5

answered Mar 26 '16 at 13:34

Rudziankoŭ

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Look at the linked question with the proper way to do it. – Tunaki Mar 26 '16 at 14:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 26 '16 at 13:37

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From memory of JodaTime you can do something like this

Days.daysBetween(startLocalTime, endLocalTime).getDays()

(not 100% on this Im afraid - Im on a machine without a compiler)

answered Mar 26 '16 at 13:37

RNJ

Nope, this does work. Try it on dates on different months, you'll see ;) – Tunaki Mar 26 '16 at 14:08
@Tunaki The answer is correct for Joda-Time. The only mistake is that it is not related to what the OP asked for.(see his java-8-tag). – Meno Hochschild Mar 26 '16 at 15:05

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