Checks if this date is before the specified date ignoring the chronology.
!(p)
This method differs from the comparison _in {@link #compareTo} _in that it
only compares the underlying date and not the chronology.
This allows dates _in different calendar systems to be compared based
on the time-line position.
This is equivalent to using {@code date1.toEpochDay() < date2.toEpochDay()}.
!(p)
This implementation performs the comparison based on the epoch-day.
@param other the other date to compare to, not null
@return true if this is before the specified date
Checks if this date is before the specified date ignoring the chronology. !(p) This method differs from the comparison _in {@link #compareTo} _in that it only compares the underlying date and not the chronology. This allows dates _in different calendar systems to be compared based on the time-line position. This is equivalent to using {@code date1.toEpochDay() < date2.toEpochDay()}. !(p) This implementation performs the comparison based on the epoch-day.
@param other the other date to compare to, not null @return true if this is before the specified date