java.util.Date: seven days ago

Question

I have a report created in Jasper Reports which ONLY recognizes java.util.Date\'s (not Calendar or Gregorian, etc).

Is there a way to create a date 7 days prior to t

Answer 1

Due to the heated discussion:

The question may not have a proper answer w/o a designated timezone.

below it is some code to work w/ the default (and hence deprecated) timezone that takes into account the default timezone daylight saving.

Date date= new Date();
date.setDate(date.getDate()-7);//date works as calendar w/ negatives

While the solution does work, it is exactly as bogus as in terms of assuming the timezone.

new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() - 10080*60000);//a week has 10080 minutes

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