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  1. import java.lang.*;
  2. import java.text.ParseException;
  3. import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
  4. import java.util.Date;
  5.  
  6. class Main
  7. {
  8. public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception {
  9. String date1 = "05.02.2013, 13:38:14";
  10. String date2 = "05.02.2013, 09:38:14";
  11. System.out.println(getOlder(date1, date2)); // 05.02.2013, 13:38:14
  12. System.out.println(getOlder(date2, date1)); // 05.02.2013, 13:38:14
  13. }
  14.  
  15. public static String getOlder(String one, String two) throws ParseException {
  16. Date dateOne = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm:ss").parse(one);
  17. Date dateTwo = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm:ss").parse(two);
  18. if (dateOne.compareTo(dateTwo) > -1) {
  19. return one; // or return dateOne;
  20. }
  21. return two; // or return dateTwo;
  22. }
  23. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.1s 380864KB
stdin
Standard input is empty
stdout
05.02.2013, 13:38:14
05.02.2013, 13:38:14