[LANG-120] [lang] public static boolean DateUtils.equals(Date dt1, Date dt2) ?

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.1
• Component/s: lang.time.*

Environment

Operating System: All
Platform: All

• Bugzilla Id: 26922
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mickael Patron
• Created: 14/Feb/04 01:20
• Updated: 16/Dec/09 08:51
• Resolved: 20/May/06 00:57

Description

Hello,

In org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils, we can find StringUtils.equals(?,?).
org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils should have the same. Like this :

/**

• <p>Compares two Dates, returning <code>true</code> if they are equal.</p>
  *
• <p><code>null</code>s are handled without exceptions. Two
  <code>null</code>
• references are considered to be equal.</p>
  *
• <pre>
• DateUtils.equals(null, null) = true
• DateUtils.equals(null, "abc") = false
• DateUtils.equals("abc", null) = false
• DateUtils.equals("abc", "abc") = true
• DateUtils.equals("abc", "ABC") = false
• </pre>
  *
• @see java.util.Date#equals(Object)
• @param dt1 the first Date, may be null
• @param dt2 the second Date, may be null
• @return <code>true</code> if the Dates are equal or both
  <code>null</code>
  */
  public static boolean equals(Date dt1, Date dt2) { return (dt1 == null ? dt2 == null : dt1.equals(dt2)); }