compareTo

public int compareTo(T other)

Compares this point in time to the given one.

The other point should have the exact runtime type as this one. Otherwise, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. The same constraint is applicable to other comparison methods that accept arguments with the type <T>.

Return

  • an integer greater than 0 if point in time occurs later than the other;
  • an integer less than 0 if point in time occurs earlier than other;
  • and 0 of these points in time are identical.

Parameters

other

the value to compare to


public int compareTo(Instant other)
public int compareTo(Timestamp other)

Compares this point in time to the given one.