Java Date Time - OffsetTime.isBefore() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.time.OffsetTime

Method:

public boolean isBefore(OffsetTime other)

Checks if this OffSetTime is after the provided one. It compares the two dates after converting them to epoch nanos:

public boolean isBefore(OffsetTime other) {
  return toEpochNano() < other.toEpochNano();
}

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;
import java.time.ZoneOffset;

public class IsBeforeExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        OffsetTime d1 = OffsetTime.of(17, 40, 33, 20000, ZoneOffset.ofHours(-6));
        System.out.println(d1);

        OffsetTime d2 = OffsetTime.of(10, 20, 15, 100, ZoneOffset.ofHours(-6));
        System.out.println(d2);

        boolean b = d1.isBefore(d2);
        System.out.println(b);
    }
}

Output

17:40:33.000020-06:00
10:20:15.000000100-06:00
false

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;
import java.time.ZoneOffset;

public class IsBeforeExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        OffsetTime d1 = OffsetTime.of(17, 40, 33, 20000, ZoneOffset.ofHours(-6));
        System.out.println(d1);

        OffsetTime d2 = OffsetTime.of(10, 20, 15, 100, ZoneOffset.ofHours(-14));
        System.out.println(d2);

        boolean b = d1.isBefore(d2);
        System.out.println(b);
    }
}

Output

17:40:33.000020-06:00
10:20:15.000000100-14:00
true

Java Date Time - OffsetTime.isBefore() Examples

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