---
title: "<(_:_:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Operator
path: "foundation/date/_(_:_:)-42kro"
---

# <(_:_:)

Returns true if the left hand Date is earlier in time than the right hand Date.

## Declaration

```swift
static func < (lhs: Date, rhs: Date) -> Bool
```

## See Also

### Comparing Dates

- [==(_:_:)](foundation/date/==(_:_:).md)
- [>(_:_:)](foundation/date/_(_:_:)-880ns.md)
- [compare(_:)](foundation/date/compare(_:).md)
- [distance(to:)](foundation/date/distance(to:).md)