Compare database mysql date with current date

 Comparing mysql database date with current java date

/**
 *
 */
package Date;



import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * @author deep
 *
 * program compares todays date with that in db
 *
 */






public class JavaDate {

    /**
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String dateInDB = "2011-1-12";
        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
        String currentDate = format.format(new Date());
        System.out.println(" Current date : " +currentDate);
        System.out.println(" date in db   : " +dateInDB);
        if(currentDate.compareTo(dateInDB) <= 0)
            System.out.println("current date is greater ");
        else
            System.out.println("db date is greater ");
    }

}


Thanking you....