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Java Date Time - LocalTime.minusHours() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.LocalTime

Method:


public LocalTime minusHours(long hoursToSubtract)

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

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.localtime;

import java.time.LocalTime;

public class MinusHoursExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalTime d1 = LocalTime.of(12, 30, 50);

        LocalTime d2 = d1.minusHours(5);
        System.out.println(d2);

        d2 = d1.minusHours(-5);
        System.out.println(d2);

    }


}

Output

07:30:50
17:30:50

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