How to compare time ranges?

Question

Hi i am trying to compare time ranges,My requirement is when i select time from time-picker dialog it should be under given time ranges for this i wrote below code this is working when i not select 12 or 00 from time picker dialog

start time:06:00 end time:23:00 selected time from time picker dialog:12:23

above timing not suitable for below code can some one help me please

     String pattern = "hh:mm";                                            
     SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
     Date date1 = sdf.parse(startTime);
     Date date2 = sdf.parse(endTime);
     Date date3 = sdf.parse(selectedTime);
     if (((date3.after(date1) || date3.equals(date1)) && (date3.before(date2) || date3.equals(date2)))) {         


     }
     else {
           Toast.makeText(context, "Pickup time should be open and close timings", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                                         
      }

Answer 1

You can use code below .

 String pattern = "HH:mm";
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
    try {
        Date date1 = sdf.parse(startTime);
        Date date2 = sdf.parse(endTime);
        Date date3 = sdf.parse(selectedTime);
        if (date3.compareTo(date1) >= 0 && date3.compareTo(date2) <= 0) {
            // Do your stuff
        } else {
            // Wrong time
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

h represents Hour in am/pm (1-12)

H represents Hour in day (0-23)

Your date is in 24 hour formate so you should use H instead of h.