Is this a Date bug?

Question

before
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Date.html#before(java.util.Date)
public boolean before(Date when)
Tests if this date is before the specified date.
Parameters:
when - a date.
Returns:
true if and only if the instant of time represented by this Date object is strictly earlier than the instant represented by when; false otherwise.
Throws:
NullPointerException - if when is null.
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try{
          String testDate = "02-01-3889";
          String beforeDate = "12-31-3887";
          // java bug
          Date dt = DateTest.getDateFromString( testDate , "dd-MM-yyyy" );
          Date beforeDt = DateTest.getDateFromString( beforeDate, "dd-MM-yyyy");
          System.out.println( testDate + " after: " + beforeDate + "\t" + dt.after( beforeDt ));
System.out.println( beforeDate + "after: " + testDate + "\t" + beforeDt.after( dt ));
     catch( ParseException ex ){
02-01-3889 after: 12-31-3887 false
12-31-3887after: 02-01-3889 true
The outcome doesn't match API description

Answer 1

A) I am not a rhino to have a thicker skin
B) There are other forums and venues for humor
C) If poster has no valid contribution to add, it
would simply be polite not to post anything.
I do hope all of us have a nice day.
Cheers!His comment was a gentle poke, hopefully helping you to see the problem. It was much better that calling you a moron who should not be allowed near a computer, which after your last comment may happen soon. The fact is your date format does not match the string you are parsing, unless we now have 31 months in a year.
~Tim
EDIT: I can't believe that <M0R0N> is blocked.
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