Index: trunk/grails-app/services/DateUtilService.groovy
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--- trunk/grails-app/services/DateUtilService.groovy	(revision 550)
+++ trunk/grails-app/services/DateUtilService.groovy	(revision 552)
@@ -99,22 +99,12 @@
 
     /**
-    * Get the date one year in the future.
-    * @param date The Date object to start with.
-    * @returns A Date object one year in the future.
+    * Get the date plus x years.
+    * @param date The Date object to start with, defaults to today.
+    * @param plusYears The number of years to add, defaults to 1.
+    * @returns A Date object adjusted by x years.
     */
-    public static Date getNextYear(Date date) {
+    public static Date plusYear(Date date = new Date(), Integer plusYears = 1) {
         use(TimeCategory) {
-            date + 1.years
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Get the date one year ago.
-    * @param date The Date object to start with.
-    * @returns A Date object one year ago.
-    */
-    public static Date getPreviousYear(Date date) {
-        use(TimeCategory) {
-            date - 1.years
+            date + plusYears.years
         }
     }