how to compare time from sysytem time in android

1SimpleDateFormat inputParser = new SimpleDateFormat(inputFormat, Locale.US);
2
3private void compareDates(){
4    Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
5
6    int hour = now.get(Calendar.HOUR);
7    int minute = now.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
8
9    date = parseDate(hour + ":" + minute);
10    dateCompareOne = parseDate(compareStringOne);
11    dateCompareTwo = parseDate(compareStringTwo);
12
13    if ( dateCompareOne.before( date ) && dateCompareTwo.after(date)) {
14        //yada yada
15    }
16}
17
18private Date parseDate(String date) {
19
20    try {
21        return inputParser.parse(date);
22    } catch (java.text.ParseException e) {
23        return new Date(0);
24    }
25}
26