OffsetDateTime minusYears() method in Java with examples

The minusYears() method is a part of the OffsetDateTime class in Java. It is used to subtract a specified number of years from the current OffsetDateTime object and return a new OffsetDateTime object with the updated value.

Syntax:

public OffsetDateTime minusYears(long years)

Parameters: - years: The number of years to subtract from the current OffsetDateTime object.

Returns: - A new OffsetDateTime object with the updated value after subtracting the specified number of years.

Example 1:

OffsetDateTime currentDateTime = OffsetDateTime.now();
System.out.println("Current OffsetDateTime: " + currentDateTime);

OffsetDateTime updatedDateTime = currentDateTime.minusYears(2);
System.out.println("Updated OffsetDateTime: " + updatedDateTime);

Output:

Current OffsetDateTime: 2021-10-14T16:30:45.123456789+05:30
Updated OffsetDateTime: 2019-10-14T16:30:45.123456789+05:30

In the above example, we first create an OffsetDateTime object representing the current date and time using the now() method. We then subtract 2 years from this object using the minusYears() method and store the result in a new OffsetDateTime object. Finally, we print both the original and updated OffsetDateTime objects.

Example 2:

OffsetDateTime dateTime = OffsetDateTime.of(2021, 10, 14, 16, 30, 45, 0, ZoneOffset.UTC);
System.out.println("Original OffsetDateTime: " + dateTime);

OffsetDateTime updatedDateTime = dateTime.minusYears(5);
System.out.println("Updated OffsetDateTime: " + updatedDateTime);

Output:

Original OffsetDateTime: 2021-10-14T16:30:45Z
Updated OffsetDateTime: 2016-10-14T16:30:45Z

In this example, we first create an OffsetDateTime object representing a specific date and time using the of() method. We then subtract 5 years from this object using the minusYears() method and store the result in a new OffsetDateTime object. Finally, we print both the original and updated OffsetDateTime objects.