Java Date Time - LocalDateTime.minusMonths() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.time.LocalDateTime

Method:


public LocalDateTime minusMonths(long months)

Returns a copy of this LocalDateTime with the specified number of months subtracted, adjusting other fields if necessary.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.localdatetime;

import java.time.LocalDateTime;

public class MinusMonthsExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDateTime d = LocalDateTime.of(2016, 11, 12,
                                           12, 30, 15);
        LocalDateTime d2 = d.minusMonths(200);
        System.out.println(d2);

        d2 = d.minusMonths(-200);
        System.out.println(d2);
    }
}

Output

2000-03-12T12:30:15
2033-07-12T12:30:15

Java Date Time - LocalDateTime.minusMonths() Examples

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