**`setMinutes()`** is a #key# static: the methods in Java that can be called without creating an object of the class. #key# method of the `DateUtils` which sets the minutes field of the `Date` object returning a new `Date` object. The original `Date` object remains unchanged.

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## How to import `DateUtils`

The definition of `DateUtils` can be found in the `Apache Commons Lang` package, which we can add to the Maven project by adding the following dependency to the `pom.xml` file:

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``` xml
<dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
            <version>3.12.0</version>
</dependency>
```

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> For other versions of the commons-lang package, refer to the [Maven Repository](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-lang3).

You can import the `DateUtils` class as follows:

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```
import org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateUtils;
```

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#  Syntax

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``` java
public static Date setMinutes(Date date, int amount)
```

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## Parameters 

- **`Date date`**: The original `Date` object.
- **`int amount`**: The new value of minutes to set.

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## Return value

This method returns a new `Date` object with the minutes' field set to the specified value.

import org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateUtils;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main{

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Date date = new Date();
        DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss:SS");
        int newMinuteValue = 5;
        Date newDate = DateUtils.setMinutes(date, newMinuteValue);
        System.out.printf("DateUtils.setMinutes(%s, %s) = %s", dateFormat.format(date), newMinuteValue, dateFormat.format(newDate));
    }
}

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## Explanation

- From line 1 to line 5, we import the relevant packages.
- In line 7, we create a `Main` class.
- In line 9, we make a `main()` function.
- In line 10, we create a `Date` object.
- In line 11, we create a `SimpleDateFormat` object with the format in which we want the dates to be printed.
- In line 12, we define the new value of the minute field to set.
- In line 13, we use the `setMinutes()` method to set the minutes field of the date object defined in line 10.
- In line 14, we print the original date, new minute value, and the new date object we obtained in line 13.

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## Output

The output of the code will be as follows:

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```
DateUtils.setMinutes(21/11/2021 14:17:11:37, 5) = 21/11/2021 14:05:11:37
```


What is DateUtils.setMinutes() in Java?

DateUtils.setMinutes() is a static method in Java that sets a Date object's minutes field, returning a new Date.

What is DateUtils.setMinutes() in Java?

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How to import `DateUtils`