Re: How to add days to todays date?

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From: Alex Colic
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:02

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Thanks,

I didn't notice I was using 'mm' instead of 'MM.' Works fine now.

Alex

"Gillmer J. Derge" <spam@gillmerderge.com> wrote in message
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> "Alex Colic" <Alex.Colic@pop-ware.com> wrote in message
> news:3c68189b$1_2@dnews...
> > I am trying to write a simple method that returns todays date + 30. So
> far I
> > have the following:
> >
> >   SimpleDateFormat now=new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy-mm-dd");
> >   Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
> >   c.setTime(new Date());
> >   c.add(Calendar.DATE,days);
> >   return now.format(c.getTime());
> >
> > I think it should work but it is giving me incorrect dates like:
> 2002-13-15.
>
> Try using your format to show the value of today's date, new Date().  That
> will reveal a lot. :-)
>
> Your format string is printing year-*minutes*-date.  I think you want to
> use "yyyy-MM-dd".
>
> -----
> Gillmer J. Derge
>
>
>

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