/**
* Creates a new date by adding the specified number of months to the base date.
*
* <p>If the base date is close to the end of the month, the day on the result may be adjusted
* slightly: 31 May + 1 month = 30 June.
*
* @param months the number of months to add (can be negative).
* @param base the base date.
* @return a new date.
*/
public static SerialDate addMonths(final int months, final SerialDate base) {
final int yy = (12 * base.getYYYY() + base.getMonth() + months - 1) / 12;
final int mm = (12 * base.getYYYY() + base.getMonth() + months - 1) % 12 + 1;
final int dd = Math.min(base.getDayOfMonth(), SerialDate.lastDayOfMonth(mm, yy));
return SerialDate.createInstance(dd, mm, yy);
}
/**
* Creates a new date by adding the specified number of years to the base date.
*
* @param years the number of years to add (can be negative).
* @param base the base date.
* @return A new date.
*/
public static SerialDate addYears(final int years, final SerialDate base) {
final int baseY = base.getYYYY();
final int baseM = base.getMonth();
final int baseD = base.getDayOfMonth();
final int targetY = baseY + years;
final int targetD = Math.min(baseD, SerialDate.lastDayOfMonth(baseM, targetY));
return SerialDate.createInstance(targetD, baseM, targetY);
}