how to compare two string dates using the compareto method 3f

1package javaapplication;
2
3import java.text.ParseException;
4import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
5import java.util.Date;
6
7public class JavaApplication {
8
9    public static void main(String args[]) {
10
11        String fromDateString = "2021-06-15";
12        
13        String toDateString = "2021-07-15";
14
15        try {
16            SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
17
18            Date dateFrom = dateFormat.parse(fromDateString);
19            
20            Date dateTo = dateFormat.parse(toDateString);
21            
22         
23            if (dateFrom.compareTo(dateTo) > 0) {
24                System.out.println("From Date is greater than To Date");
25                
26            } else if (dateFrom.compareTo(dateTo) < 0) {
27                
28               System.out.println("From Date is less than To Date");
29               
30            } else if (dateFrom.compareTo(dateTo) == 0) {
31                
32                  System.out.println("From Date is Equal to To Date");
33            }
34
35        } catch (ParseException e) {
36            e.printStackTrace();
37        }
38
39    }
40
41}
42