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Asked: 2026-06-15T21:01:16+00:00

I am using 2 GWT datepickers and a JAVA date object. I want to

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I am using 2 GWT datepickers and a JAVA date object. I want to check if the current date (from the now() function) is in between the dates selected in the datepickers.
I have 2 questions:

  1. How do I ensure that the date picked in the second date picker is atleast the same or later than the one picked in the first one?

  2. I want to set the same date in both date pickers and check my current date against it. I tried to do this by setting the time on my second date to 11:59:59 PM, but it says that the Date.setHours and setMinutes methods are depricated.

Any ideas? Appreciate any help.

p.s. Please dont tell me to use Calendar or any other date function. My constraint is that I need to use java.util.Date.

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  1. Editorial Team

    To compare dates simply use

    date2.getTime() >= date1.getTime();

    Note that you can’t compare dates directly – Java allows it but there are issues in JavaScript.

    To set the same dates, get date from one date picker, and set it to another.

    Also note there is a CalendarUtil class in GWT (com.google.gwt.user.datepicker.client.CalendarUtil) which has limited functionality, but it is still very useful in many situations.

    You can use deprecated methods with Date objects – no one plans to remove them any time soon. I try to avoid them by using milliseconds when possible, but it’s so much easier, for example, to check a day of the week using a deprecated method.

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