The roll(int calndr_field, int amt) method in Calendar class is used to operate on the passed calendar field by adding the passed amount to a specific calendar field without the alteration of large field values.
Note: The positive amount must be added and the negative amount must be subtracted.
Syntax:
public void roll(int calndr_field, int amt)
Parameters: The method takes two parameters:
- calndr_field: This is of Calendar type and refers to the field of the calendar that is to be operated upon.
- amt: This is of the Integer type that is to be added or subtracted depending upon the sign of the value.
Return Value: The method does not return any value.
Below programs illustrate the working of roll() Method of Calendar class:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate // isSet() method import java.util.*; public class Calendar_Demo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Creating a calendar Calendar calndr = Calendar.getInstance(); // Displaying the year System.out.println( "The Current Year" + " is: " + calndr.get( Calendar.YEAR)); // Decrementing the year // by 5 calndr.roll(Calendar.YEAR, - 5 ); // Displaying the result after the operation System.out.println( "The New Year is: " + calndr.get( Calendar.YEAR)); // Incrementing the year // by 2 calndr.roll(Calendar.YEAR, 2 ); // Displaying the result after operation System.out.println( "The new year is: " + calndr.get( Calendar.YEAR)); } } |
The Current Year is: 2019 The New Year is: 2014 The new year is: 2016
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate // isSet() method import java.util.*; public class Calendar_Demo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Creating a calendar Calendar calndr = Calendar.getInstance(); // Displaying the month System.out.println( "The Current Month" + " is: " + calndr.get( Calendar.MONTH)); // Incrementing the month // by 3 calndr.roll(Calendar.MONTH, 3 ); // Displaying the result after operation System.out.println( "The New Month is: " + calndr.get( Calendar.MONTH)); // Decrementing the month // by 1 calndr.roll(Calendar.MONTH, - 1 ); // Displaying the result after operation System.out.println( "The new month is: " + calndr.get( Calendar.MONTH)); } } |
The Current Month is: 2 The New Month is: 5 The new month is: 4
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html#roll(int, %20int)