Java Calendar Month subtractMonths(Calendar date, int months)

Description

Subtracts a given number of months from a date.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The starting date
months	The number of months to subtract

Return

A java.util.Calendar object with the result

Declaration

public static Calendar subtractMonths(Calendar date, int months) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  www  . j  a  v a 2  s. c  om*/
   Animal Shelter Manager
   Copyright(c)2000-2011, R. Rawson-Tetley
    
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
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   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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*/

import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Subtracts a given number of months from a date.
     * @param date The starting date
     * @param months The number of months to subtract
     * @return A java.util.Calendar object with the result
     */
    public static Calendar subtractMonths(Calendar date, int months) {
        date.add(Calendar.MONTH, (int) months * -1);

        return date;
    }
}

Related

1. sameMonth(Calendar one, Calendar two)
2. setDate(Calendar cal, int month, int date)
3. setDate(Calendar cal, int month, int date, boolean endOfDay)
4. setDate(Calendar calendar, int month, int date)
5. setTimeAsFirstDayOfMonth(Calendar calendar)