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Java Date Time - OffsetTime.minusHours() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.OffsetTime

Method:

public OffsetTime minusHours(long hours)

Returns a copy of this OffsetTime with the specified number of hours subtracted.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class MinusHoursExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        OffsetTime t = OffsetTime.now();
        System.out.println(t);

        OffsetTime t2 = t.minusHours(5);
        System.out.println(t2);

        OffsetTime t3 = t.minusHours(500);
        System.out.println(t3);
    }
}

Output

16:14:04.350-05:00
11:14:04.350-05:00
20:14:04.350-05:00

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class MinusHoursExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        OffsetTime t = OffsetTime.now();
        System.out.println(t);

        OffsetTime t2 = t.minusHours(-5);
        System.out.println(t2);

        OffsetTime t3 = t.minusHours(-500);
        System.out.println(t3);
    }
}

Output

16:14:06.448-05:00
21:14:06.448-05:00
12:14:06.448-05:00

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