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Java Date Time - LocalDate.minusDays() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.LocalDate

Method:


public LocalDate minusDays(long daysToSubtract)

This method subtracts the specified amount from the days field, if necessary decrementing the month and year fields as well to ensure a valid result.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusDaysExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.DECEMBER, 12);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusDays(300);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2016-02-16

package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusDaysExample2 {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.JANUARY, 1);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusDays(1);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2015-12-31

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