Java Calendar equals() Method

The equals() method compares two objects for equality and returns true if they are equal. The equals() method is provided in the Object class. As object class is the super class of all other classes in java. Calendar class inherits the equals() method. It compares this (current calendar object) calendar to the specified Object. The result is true if and only if the argument is a Calendar object of the same calendar system that represents the same time value under the same Calendar parameters as this object.

Syntax

Parameter

Object : Object to be compared

Returns

It returns a Boolean value.

Throws

Do not throw any exception.

Example 1

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarEqualsExample1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a new calendar object
     Calendar cal1 =  (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal1.getTime());
      // create a second calendar object
        Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print cal2
      System.out.println("" + cal2.getTime());
      // compare the first and second calendar object
      System.out.println("Cal1 and Cal2 are equal:" + cal1.equals(cal2));
   }
}

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Output:

Wed Aug 01 02:31:56 PDT 2018
Wed Aug 01 02:31:57 PDT 2018
Cal1 and Cal2 are equal:false

Example 2

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarEqualsExample2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a new calendar object
    Calendar cal1 =  (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal1.getTime());
      // create clone of first calendar object
      Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) (Calendar) cal1.clone();
      // print cal2
      System.out.println("" + cal2.getTime());
      // compare the first calendar object and cloned calendar object
      System.out.println("Cal1 and Cal2 are equal:" + cal1.equals(cal2));    
   }
}

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Output:

Wed Aug 01 02:34:20 PDT 2018
Wed Aug 01 02:34:20 PDT 2018
Cal1 and Cal2 are equal:true

Example 3

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarEqualsExample3 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a new calendar object
   Calendar cal1 =  (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal1.getTime());
      // create a clone of first calendar object
      Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) (Calendar) cal1.clone();
      // print cal2
      System.out.println("" + cal2.getTime());
      // change YEAR field of cloned calendar object
      cal2.add(Calendar.YEAR, 5);
      // compare the two calendars
      System.out.println("Cal1 and Cal2 are equal:" + cal1.equals(cal2));
   }
}

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Output:

Wed Aug 01 02:36:22 PDT 2018
Wed Aug 01 02:36:22 PDT 2018
Cal1 and Cal2 are equal:false

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