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Java Date.before() is a method in the Java Date class that compares two Date objects and checks if the current date is before the specified one. It returns true if the current date is earlier than the given date. Introduced in Java 1995 with Java 1.0, before() is commonly used in scheduling and event-driven applications where comparisons of timestamps or deadlines are required.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Date.html