How to Add N minutes to current date using java 8

• Java 8 providing java java.time package which is having more utility methods related to date and time.
• LocalDateTime class providing plusMinutes(int minutes) method to add minutes to current date or given date in java.
• Lets see an example program to add 30 minutes to current date using java 8 LocalDateTime class.

#1: Java Example program to add 30 minutes to current date 

1. package com.instanceofjava.java8;
2. 
   
3. import java.time.LocalDateTime;
4. 
   
5. /**
6.  * @author www.Instanceofjava.com
7.  * @category interview programs
8.  * 
9.  * Description: Add minutes to current date using java 8
10.  *
11.  */
12. public class AddMinutesToDate {
13. 
    
14. public static void main(String[] args) {
16. //create data using java 8 LocalDateTime 
17.     LocalDateTime datetime= LocalDateTime.now();
19. System.out.println("Before adding minutes to date: "+datetime);
20.     //add seconds by using plusMinutes(Minutes) method
21. datetime=datetime.plusMinutes(30);
22. System.out.println("After adding 30 minutes to date: "+datetime);
23. 
    
24. }
25. 
    
26. }

Output:

2. Before adding minutes to date: 2018-02-05T22:14:33.664
3. After adding 30 minutes to date: 2018-02-05T22:44:33.664

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