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How do I compare a raw time in Java?

It doesnt matter which day.
I have to know if currently it is after 10AM or before.

Answer 1

Here you go:

    Date date = new Date();
    int hours = date.getHours();

    if ( hours < 10) {
        System.out.println("before 10 am");
    } else {
        System.out.println("after 10 am");
    }

    // if deprecated methods are an issue then
    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
    cal.setTime(date);

    int calHours = cal.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
    if ( calHours < 10) {
        System.out.println("before 10 am");
    } else {
        System.out.println("after 10 am");
    }

The whole thing can be done a lot more cleanly using the joda-time library.