Java Date Time - LocalDateTime.isBefore() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.time.LocalDateTime

Method:


public boolean isBefore(ChronoLocalDateTime<?> other)

If this date-time is before the specified date-time, this method will return true, otherwise will return false.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.localdatetime;

import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.time.Month;

public class IsBeforeExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDateTime d = LocalDateTime.of(1989, Month.JANUARY, 1,
                                           22, 20);

        boolean b = d.isBefore(LocalDateTime.of(1990, 1, 2, 10, 20));
        System.out.println(b);
    }
}

Output

true

Java Date Time - LocalDateTime.isBefore() Examples

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