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Java Date Time - Period.minusYears() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.Period

Method:

public Period minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)

This method returns a copy of this period with the specified years subtracted.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.period;

import java.time.Period;

public class MinusYearsExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Period p = Period.of(100, 10, 20);
        System.out.println(p);

        Period p2 = p.minusYears(20);
        System.out.println(p2);

        Period p3 = p.minusYears(-20);
        System.out.println(p3);
    }
}

Output

P100Y10M20D
P80Y10M20D
P120Y10M20D

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