Method getAgo

src/main/java/groovy/time/Duration.java:146–162

Returns the date represented by this duration ago. @return the computed date

()

     * @return the computed date
     */
    @Override
    public Date getAgo() {
        final Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

        cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -this.getDays());
        cal.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, -this.getHours());
        cal.add(Calendar.MINUTE, -this.getMinutes());
        cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, -this.getSeconds());
        cal.add(Calendar.MILLISECOND, -this.getMillis());

        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

        return new Date(cal.getTimeInMillis());
    }

    /**
     * Returns a helper for computing dates relative to now.