title: java.util.Date: seven days ago
body: <p>I have a report created in Jasper Reports which ONLY recognizes java.util.Date's (not Calendar or Gregorian, etc).</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to create a date 7 days prior to the current date?</p>
  
  <p>Ideally, it would look something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>new Date(New Date() - 7)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>UPDATE: I can't emphasize this enough: JasperReports DOES NOT RECOGNIZE Java Calendar objects.</p>