Quick and dirty, number of mins difference between 2 Date objects (note this can be negative) ...
long minsDifference(Date testDate) { Date dateNow = new Date(); return (testDate.getTime() - dateNow.getTime()) / 1000; } There are lots of issues and corner cases with Dates and timezones so be very careful. Hope this helps /Richard On Jul 5, 3:34 am, Jake Colman <col...@ppllc.com> wrote: > I have a Date variable which, according to the Javadoc, represents a > specific moment in time. I need to compare that time with the current > time so that I can do something if the current time is within X minutes > of the time represented by the Date. How the heck can I figure this > out? I know this is almost more of a Java question then it is an > Android question but I'd appreciate any instance. > > Thanks. > > -- > Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en