Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static String getSpecifiedDayBefore(String specifiedDay) { Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance(); Date date = null; try { date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").parse(specifiedDay); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } c.setTime(date); int day = c.get(Calendar.DATE); c.set(Calendar.DATE, day - 1); String dayBefore = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(c.getTime()); return dayBefore; } }