public static void main(String args[]){ SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); Calendar c1=Calendar.getInstance(); Calendar c2=Calendar.getInstance(); try { c1.setTime(formatter.parse("2009-10-24 12:55:55")); c2.setTime(formatter.parse("2009-10-25 12:55:55")); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } // -1表示c1小于c2 int result=c1.compareTo(c2); System.out.println(result); }