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Performing date calculation

Date arithmetic allows you to modify dates dynamically. In this exercise, you will calculate both a future date by adding days and a past date by subtracting days from the current date.

This exercise is part of the course

Input/Output and Streams in Java

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Exercise instructions

  • Get the current date.
  • Add 10 days to the current date.
  • Call method to subtract days from the current date.
  • Provide correct input to subtract 5 days

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

import java.time.LocalDate;

public class DateArithmetic {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    	// Get current date
        LocalDate today = ____; 
        
        // Add 10 days
        LocalDate futureDate = today.____(10);
        
        // Subtract 5 days
        LocalDate pastDate = today.____(____); 
        
        System.out.println(futureDate); 
        System.out.println(pastDate);
    }
}
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