How to Add or Subtract Months in Java

The example aims to add or subtract month(s) in current date and time values by java Calendar.

Source Code

package com.beginner.examples;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class ASMonthsExample {

    public static void main(String[] args){
    	//get calendar
    	Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
    	System.out.println(now.get(Calendar.MONTH));
		//months add 1
    	now.add(Calendar.MONTH, 1);
		System.out.println(now.get(Calendar.MONTH));
		//months subtract 1
		now.add(Calendar.MONTH, -1);
		System.out.println(now.get(Calendar.MONTH));
	}
}

Output:

4
5
4

References

Imported packages in Java documentation:

Calendar