ChronoLocalDateTime minus(TemporalAmount) method in Java with Examples

The minus() method of a ChronoLocalDateTime interface is used to return a copy of this ChronoLocalDateTime with the specified amount subtracted to date-time. The amount is typically Period or Duration but may be any other type implementing the TemporalAmount interface.

Syntax:

default ChronoLocalDateTime minus(TemporalAmount amountTosubtract)

Parameters: This method accepts one single parameter amountTosubtract which is the amount to subtract, It should not be null.



Return value: This method returns ChronoLocalDateTime based on this date-time with the subtractition made, not null.

Exception:
This method throws following Exceptions:

  • DateTimeException – if the subtraction cannot be made
  • ArithmeticException – if numeric overflow occurs

Below programs illustrate the minus() method:
Program 1:

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// Java program to demonstrate
// ChronoLocalDateTime.minus() method
  
import java.time.*;
import java.time.chrono.*;
  
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        // Get the ChronoLocalDateTime instance
        ChronoLocalDateTime ldt
            = LocalDateTime
                  .parse("2019-12-31T19:15:30");
  
        // Get the String representation
        // of this ChronoLocalDateTime
        System.out.println("Original ChronoLocalDateTime: "
                           + ldt.toString());
  
        // subtract 10 Days to ChronoLocalDateTime
        ChronoLocalDateTime value
            = ldt.minus(Period.ofDays(10));
  
        // print result
        System.out.println("ChronoLocalDateTime after"
                           + " subtracting Days: "
                           + value);
    }
}

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Output:


Original ChronoLocalDateTime: 2019-12-31T19:15:30
ChronoLocalDateTime after subtracting Days: 2019-12-21T19:15:30





Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/chrono/ChronoLocalDateTime.html#minus-java.time.temporal.TemporalAmount-



          
          
          
          

            

    

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