Syntax error Subtract days from current date using Calendar.DATE in Java

Subtract days from current date using Calendar.DATE in Java

Import the following package for Calendar class in Java.

import java.util.Calendar;

Firstly, create a Calendar object and display the current date.

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.println("Current Date = " + calendar.getTime());

Now, let us subtract the days using the add() method and Calendar.DATE constant. Set a negative value here since we are decrementing.

calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, -2);

Example

 Live Demo

import java.util.Calendar;
public class Demo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
      System.out.println("Current Date = " + calendar.getTime());
      // Decrementing days by 2
      calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, -2);
      System.out.println("Updated Date = " + calendar.getTime());
   }
}

Output

Current Date = Thu Nov 22 16:09:20 UTC 2018
Updated Date = Tue Nov 20 16:09:20 UTC 2018
Updated on: 2020-06-25T11:37:55+05:30

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