Java: Get the next and previous Friday

Last update on March 13 2025 08:57:04 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Java program to get the next and previous Fridays.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.time.*;
import java.time.temporal.TemporalAdjusters;
public class Exercise33 {
   public static void main(String[] args)
    {
    LocalDate dt = LocalDate.now();    
    System.out.println("\nNext Friday: "+dt.with(TemporalAdjusters.next(DayOfWeek.FRIDAY)));
    System.out.println("Previous Friday: "+dt.with(TemporalAdjusters.previous(DayOfWeek.FRIDAY))+"\n");
    }
}

Sample Output:

Next Friday: 2017-06-23                                                                                       
Previous Friday: 2017-06-16

N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Java program to calculate the date for the next Friday from today using Calendar.
• Write a Java program to determine both the previous and next Friday relative to a given date.
• Write a Java program to find and display the dates of the upcoming and last Friday in the current month.
• Write a Java program to compute next and previous Fridays and verify if they fall on a weekend.

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