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SpreadsheetDate.java

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org.jfree.date.SerialDate
311 * @param other the date being compared to.
312 *
313 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date as
314 * the specified SerialDate.
315 */
316 public boolean isOn(final SerialDate other) {
317 return (this.serial == other.toSerial());
318 }
319 
320 /**
321 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents an earlier date compared to
322 * the specified SerialDate.
323 *
324 * @param other the date being compared to.
325 *
326 * @return true if this SerialDate represents an earlier date
327 * compared to the specified SerialDate.
328 */
329 public boolean isBefore(final SerialDate other) {
330 return (this.serial < other.toSerial());
331 }
332 
333 /**
334 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the
335 * specified SerialDate.
336 *
337 * @param other the date being compared to.
338 *
339 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date
340 * as the specified SerialDate.
341 */
342 public boolean isOnOrBefore(final SerialDate other) {
343 return (this.serial <= other.toSerial());
344 }
345 
346 /**
347 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the
348 * specified SerialDate.
349 *
350 * @param other the date being compared to.
351 *
352 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date
353 * as the specified SerialDate.
354 */
355 public boolean isAfter(final SerialDate other) {
356 return (this.serial > other.toSerial());
357 }
358 
359 /**
360 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the
361 * specified SerialDate.
362 *
363 * @param other the date being compared to.
364 *
365 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date as
366 * the specified SerialDate.
367 */
368 public boolean isOnOrAfter(final SerialDate other) {
369 return (this.serial >= other.toSerial());
370 }
371 
372 /**
373 * Returns true if this {@link SerialDate} is within the