import java.util.Calendar; public class Seconds { 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 seconds to current date using Calendar.add method now.add(Calendar.SECOND,100); System.out.println("New time after adding 100 seconds : " + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.SECOND)); /* * Java Calendar class automatically adjust the date,hour or minutesaccordingly * if adding seconds to the current time causes current minute, * hour or date to be changed. */ //substract seconds from current time using Calendar.add method now = Calendar.getInstance(); now.add(Calendar.SECOND, -50); System.out.println("Time before 50 minutes : " + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.SECOND)); }