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Java Date Time - OffsetTime.minusSeconds() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.OffsetTime

Method:

public OffsetTime minusSeconds(long seconds)

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

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class MinusSecondsExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        OffsetTime t1 = OffsetTime.now();
        System.out.println(t1);

        OffsetTime t2 = t1.minusSeconds(35);
        System.out.println(t2);

        OffsetTime t3 = t1.minusSeconds(35000);
        System.out.println(t3);
    }
}

Output

16:13:51.672-05:00
16:13:16.672-05:00
06:30:31.672-05:00

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class MinusSecondsExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        OffsetTime t1 = OffsetTime.now();
        System.out.println(t1);

        OffsetTime t2 = t1.minusSeconds(-35);
        System.out.println(t2);

        OffsetTime t3 = t1.minusSeconds(-35000);
        System.out.println(t3);
    }
}

Output

16:13:53.798-05:00
16:14:28.798-05:00
01:57:13.798-05:00

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