Java Hour Add addHours(Date date, int hours)

Description

Adds the number of hours to the specified java.util.Date Date object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The Date object that we want to add time to
hours	The number of hours to be added to the given Date object

Return

The new adjusted Date object

Declaration

public static Date addHours(Date date, int hours) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 * own instruction and study, (b) in order to develop applications designed to
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 */

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Adds the number of hours to the specified {@link java.util.Date Date} object.
     * 
     * @param date The Date object that we want to add time to
     * @param hours The number of hours to be added to the given Date object
     * @return The new adjusted Date object
     */
    public static Date addHours(Date date, int hours) {
        Calendar temp = new GregorianCalendar();
        temp.setTime(date);
        temp.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hours);
        return temp.getTime();
    }
}

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