GregorianCalendar before(Object) in Java

before(Object): This method is available in java.util.GregorianCalendar class of Java.

Syntax:

boolean java.util.Calendar.before(Object when)

This method takes one argument of type Object as its parameter. This method returns whether this Calendar represents a time before the time represented by the specified Object.

Parameters: One parameter is required for this method.

when: the Object to be compared.

Returns: true if the time of this Calendar is before the time represented by when; false otherwise.

Exceptions: NA

Approach

Java

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class GregorianCalendarbefore {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        GregorianCalendar cal = (GregorianCalendar) 
                            GregorianCalendar.getInstance();

        GregorianCalendar when = (GregorianCalendar) 
                         GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
        when.add(GregorianCalendar.MONTH, 1);

        System.out.println(cal.before(when));
    }
}

Output:

true