import java.util.Calendar; public class Minutes{ public static void main(String[] args) { //create Calendar instance Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance(); System.out.println("Current time : " + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.SECOND)); //add minutes to current date using Calendar.add method now.add(Calendar.MINUTE,20); System.out.println("New time after adding 20 minutes : " + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.SECOND)); /* * Java Calendar class automatically adjust the date or hour accordingly if adding minutes to the current time causes current hour or date to be changed. */ //substract minutes from current date using Calendar.add method now = Calendar.getInstance(); now.add(Calendar.MINUTE, -50); System.out.println("Time before 50 minutes : " + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.SECOND)); } }