YearMonth minusYears() in Java with Examples
The minusYears() method of YearMonth class in Java is used to return a copy of this YearMonth with the specified number of years subtracted.
Syntax:
public YearMonth minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)
Parameter: This method accepts yearsToSubtract as parameters which represents years to be subtracted. It may be negative.
Return Value: It returns a YearMonth based on this year-month with the years subtracted.
Exceptions: This method throws DateTimeException if the result exceeds the supported range.
Below programs illustrate the minusYears() method of YearMonth in Java:
Program 1:
// Java program to demonstrate // YearMonth.minusYears() method import java.time.*; import java.time.temporal.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // create YearMonth object YearMonth yearmonth = YearMonth.parse( "2020-05" ); // It is May 2020 // apply minusYears() method // of YearMonth class YearMonth result = yearmonth.minusYears( 5 ); // Subtracting 5 years will turn it // into May 2015 // print year and month both System.out.println( "Modified YearMonth: " + result); } } |
Output:
Modified YearMonth: 2015-05
Program 2:
// Java program to demonstrate // YearMonth.minusYears() method import java.time.*; import java.time.temporal.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // create YearMonth object YearMonth yearmonth = YearMonth.of( 2019 , 10 ); // apply minusYears() method // of YearMonth class YearMonth result = yearmonth.minusYears( 10 ); // Subtracting 10 years will // turn it into October 2009 // print only year System.out.println( "Modified Year: " + result.get(ChronoField.YEAR)); } } |
Output:
Modified Year: 2009
References: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/YearMonth.html#minusYears(long)
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