question: public static boolean strictlyBetween ( Date baseDate , Date startDate , Date endDate ) { if ( startDate . equals ( endDate ) || endDate . before ( startDate ) ) { return false ; } if ( startDate . before ( baseDate ) && endDate . after ( baseDate ) ) { return true ; } return false ; }
target:  Tests if the given base date is strictly between the given start date and end date.