Compute the Difference between Two Dates Using DateAdd

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[edit] Overview - Compute the Difference between Two Dates Using DateAdd

This Java program shows how to compute the difference between two dates.

[edit] Java Source Code

• Package: example.calendardate
• File: DateAdd.java

package example.calendardate;
 
import java.util.Date;
 
/**
 * DateAdd -- compute the difference between two dates.
 */
public class DateAdd {
    public static void main(String[] av) {
	// +
	/** Today's date */
	Date now = new Date();
 
	long t = now.getTime();
 
	t -= 700 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
	Date then = new Date(t);
 
	System.out.println("Seven hundred days ago was " + then);
	// -
    }
}

[edit] What Result You Can Get

Run the program, you will get:

Seven hundred days ago was Mon Aug 04 21:46:11 PDT 2008

[edit] Required External Libraries and/or Files for this Java Example

Need nothing.

[edit] How to Run this Java Example Program

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