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Java Program to subtract months from current date using Calendar.add() method
Import the following package for Calendar class in Java.
import java.util.Calendar;
Firstly, create a Calendar object and display the current date and time.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); System.out.println("Current Date and Time = " + calendar.getTime());
Now, let us decrement the months using the calendar.add() method and Calendar.MONTH constant. Set a negative value since we are decrementing.
calendar.add(Calendar.MONTH, -10);
Example
import java.util.Calendar; public class Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); System.out.println("Current Date = " + calendar.getTime()); // Subtract 8 months from current date calendar.add(Calendar.MONTH, -8); System.out.println("Updated Date = " + calendar.getTime()); } }
Output
Current Date = Thu Nov 22 16:37:42 UTC 2018 Updated Date = Thu Mar 22 16:37:42 UTC 2018
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