Count days between two dates

public static int countDays(Date date1, Date date2) {
		Date startDate, endDate;
		int result;

		if (date1.before(date2))
			startDate = date1;
		else
			startDate = date2;

		if (date1.after(date2))
			endDate = date1;
		else
			endDate = date2;

		result = 1;
		while (startDate.before(endDate)) {
			startDate = startDate.nextDate();
			result++;
		}
		return result;
	}