Java calendar minus one day.

Java calendar minus one day.

In this example, you will see how to minus one day from current date. The add(int field, int amount) is used for addition or subtraction. The addition or subtraction dependence of sign of amount. If sign of amount is negative than it will do subtraction, otherwise addition.

Code:

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

public class MinusOneDay {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Calendar dateCal = Calendar.getInstance();
		String strPattern = "d/MMMM/yyyy";
	SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(strPattern);
	String dateBefore = formatter.format(dateCal.getTime());
	System.out.println("Current date : " + dateBefore);
	dateCal.add(Calendar.DATE, -1);
	String dateAfter = formatter.format(dateCal.getTime());
	System.out.println("Date after minus one day : " + dateAfter);
	}
}

Output

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