Instant minusMillis() method in Java with Examples
Last Updated :
27 Nov, 2018
The minusMillis() method of Instant class subtracts specified duration in milliseconds from this instant and returns the result as an instant object. This returned Instant is immutable.
Syntax:
public Instant minusMillis(long millisToSubtract)
Parameters: This method accepts one parameter millisToSubtract which is milliseconds to subtract.
Returns: This method returns the Instant after subtraction of milliSeconds.
Exception: This method throws following exceptions:
- DateTimeException: if the result exceeds the maximum or minimum instant.
- ArithmeticException: if numeric overflow occurs.
Below programs illustrate the minusMillis() method:
Program 1:
import java.time.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Instant instant
= Instant.parse( "2018-12-30T19:34:50.63Z" );
Instant returnedValue
= instant.minusMillis( 64000000 );
System.out.println( "Returned Instant: "
+ returnedValue);
}
}
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Output:
Returned Instant: 2018-12-30T01:48:10.630Z
Program 2:
import java.time.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Instant instant = Instant.now();
System.out.println( "current instant: "
+ instant);
Instant returnedValue
= instant.minusMillis( 36000000 );
System.out.println( "Returned Instant: "
+ returnedValue);
}
}
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Output:
current instant: 2018-11-27T05:13:12.132Z
Returned Instant: 2018-11-26T19:13:12.132Z
References: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/Instant.html#minusMillis(long)
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