title: Compare a Date with three or more Date(s) in Java 8?
body: <p>With the java.time API it is possible to compare <em>two</em> dates using the following syntax:</p>
  
  <pre><code>date1.before(date2);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>date2.after(date1);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This however becomes very verbose when comparing 3 or more dates.
  Is there a way of comparing a Date with multiple others, to see if the one provided is before/after all the other ones?</p>