Java Date Time - Duration.minusDays() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.time.Duration

Method:

public Duration minusDays(long daysToSubtract)

Returns a copy of this duration with the specified duration equivalent to 24 hour days subtracted.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.duration;

import java.time.Duration;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;

public class MinusDaysExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Duration d = Duration.between(LocalDate.now().atStartOfDay(), LocalDateTime.now());
        System.out.println(d);

        Duration d2 = d.minusDays(200);
        System.out.println(d2);

        Duration d3 = d.minusDays(-200);
        System.out.println(d3);
    }
}

Output

PT15H59M18.297S
PT-4784H-41.703S
PT4815H59M18.297S

Java Date Time - Duration.minusDays() Examples

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