Java: Check if current date is in specific date range

Question

I am trying to determine in Java whether the current date is within either winter or summer semester.

Based on this I want to construct a specific JSON retrieval of the current semester.

I have a very specific range for both winter an summer semester:

Winter: 1.10.-15.02.

Summer: 1.3.-15.7.

Today: 15.12.

How would i go about checking which semesters interval to use?

Answer 1

Create Calendar objects for each date, set their fields, use Calendar's before and after methods to determine which range current date belongs to