Adding Years to a random date from Date class

Question

Let\'s say I have this:

 PrintStream out = System.out;
 Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
 out.print(\"Enter a number ... \");
 int n = in.nextInt();
         


        

Answer 1

You need to convert the Date to a Calendar.

Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
c.setTime(randomDate);
c.add(Calendar.YEAR, n);
newDate = c.getTime();

You can manipulate the Year (or other fields) as a Calendar, then convert it back to a Date.