How to get previous date in java excluding weekend

[alidar777]

Hi,
I need to get previous day which will not include any weekend (saturday and sunday), How will I do it in java?
Thanks:
From todays date I want to calculate yesterdays date, if it is on monday date should be for friday
Cheers
Ali

[chazzy]

I don't believe there's anything built in to get a previous business day - don't forget the previous business day can differ from country to country.

java.util.Date will probably be the easiest, but java.util.Calendar will be the most extensive and feature rich use.