java - Comparing date strings using joda time library -

i have 2 date strings , "2011-04-29" , "2011-01-28" , , want compare them using joda time. there way ?. example appreciated.

thanks

first need parse them. use datetimeformat:

datetimeformatter fmt = datetimeformat.forpattern("yyyy-mm-dd"); datetime datetime1 = fmt.parsedatetime(string1); 

then use datetime.isbefore(..) compare them:

if (datetime1.isbefore(datetime2))