Java Date Previous getPreviousDate(final Date date)

Description

Get the date for the day previous to that specified.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The date to get the previous date for.

Return

The previous date to the one specified.

Declaration

public static Date getPreviousDate(final Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from  w w  w .j a v a  2s .  c  o m*/
 * Copyright 2000-2012 TrackMate
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 */

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the date for the day previous to that specified.
     *
     * @param date
     *          The date to get the previous date for.
     * @return The previous date to the one specified.
     */
    public static Date getPreviousDate(final Date date) {
        return getOffsetDate(date, -1, Calendar.DATE);
    }

    /**
     * Offset the given date by the specified amount.
     * @param startDate The date to offset.
     * @param offsetQuantity The amount to offset. Note that negative numbers will result in the returned date being earlier than the supplied date.
     * @param offsetQualifier The unit to offset the date by. This should be taken from the Calendar constants.
     * @return The offset Date.
     */
    public static Date getOffsetDate(Date startDate, int offsetQuantity, int offsetQualifier) {
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendar.setTime(startDate);
        calendar.add(offsetQualifier, offsetQuantity);
        return calendar.getTime();
    }
}

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6. getPreviousDate(int period)
7. getPreviousDateStart()
8. getPreviousDay(Date date)
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