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Java Date Time - LocalTime.minusSeconds() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.LocalTime

Method:


public LocalTime minusSeconds(long secondsToSubtract)

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

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.localtime;

import java.time.LocalTime;

public class MinusSecondsExample {

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

        LocalTime d2 = d1.minusSeconds(40);
        System.out.println(d2);

        d2 = d1.minusSeconds(-40);
        System.out.println(d2);
    }
}

Output

12:30:50
12:30:10
12:31:30

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