How can i get `String` date from calendar?

Question

How can i get String date from calendar?

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MOUNTH, -5); //set now and 5 days to back

I want get String like this(date on interval -5 days to TODAY):

11.03.2015
10.03.2015
.
.
.
07.03.2015

It's possible? How?

possible duplicate of [How to convert current date into string in java?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2942857/how-to-convert-current-date-into-string-in-java) — Andremoniy, Mar 11 '15 at 12:47
Why do you say that it is a duplication , however, is something else entirely — chefrisl, Mar 11 '15 at 12:49

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 11 '15 at 13:40

you can use for loop and reduce one day from calendar instance and print it

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");

for (int index = 1; index <= 5; index++) {
    calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, -1);
    System.out.println(dateFormat.format(calendar.getTime()));
}

output:

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '15 at 12:52

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You should use the SimpleDateFormat class, as follows.

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MOUNTH -5);
SimpleDateFormat myDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM.dd.yyyy"); //or ("dd.MM.yyyy"), If you want days before months.
String formattedDate = myDateFormat.format(cal.getTime());

answered Mar 11 '15 at 12:52

Marco Virgolin

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its only one, its possible get date between not time and -5? – chefrisl Mar 11 '15 at 13:01
Sorry @chefrisl, I understood your question only now. Prasad Khode's answer is what you are looking for :) – Marco Virgolin Oct 22 '15 at 12:57

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 11 '17 at 06:07

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SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
String strdate = sdf.format(calendardate.getTime());

edited Jul 11 '17 at 06:07

Prasad Khode

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answered Mar 11 '15 at 12:50

Marcel Pater

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I want get String date on interval -5 days to TODAY – chefrisl Mar 11 '15 at 13:08
Please add explanations to your answer. – ADreNaLiNe-DJ Jul 11 '17 at 09:18
Thank you for this code snippet, which may provide some immediate help. A proper explanation would [greatly improve](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/114762/explaining-entirely-code-based-answers) its educational value by showing why this is a good solution to the problem, and would make it more useful to future readers with similar, but not identical, questions. Please edit your answer to add explanation, and give an indication of what limitations and assumptions apply. – basvk Jul 11 '17 at 09:46

kondu · Answer 4 · 2015-03-11T13:14:13.920

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Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
Date date = cal.getTime();
Long beforeTime = date - (5*24*60*60*1000);
Date beforeDate = new Date(beforeTime);
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
String s = format.format(beforeDate);

s returns the date in your required format.

edited Mar 11 '15 at 13:14

answered Mar 11 '15 at 13:03

kondu

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I want get String date on interval -5 days to TODAY – chefrisl Mar 11 '15 at 13:08
You can use the below logic in place of date in the above code snippet. (I modified it in the snippet above) Long beforeTime = (date.getTime())-(5*24*60*60*1000); Date beforeDate = new Date(beforeTime); – kondu Mar 11 '15 at 13:11

How can i get `String` date from calendar?

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