Java Data Type How to - Add days to Date

Question

We would like to know how to add days to Date.

Answer

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
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public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(addDays(new Date(), 100));
  }

  public static Date addDays(Date date, Integer days) {
    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
    cal.setTime(date);
    cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, days);
    return cal.getTime();
  }

}

The code above generates the following result.