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Java Date Time - YearMonth.minusYears() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.YearMonth

Method:

public YearMonth minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)

Returns a copy of this YearMonth with the specified number of years subtracted.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.yearmonth;

import java.time.YearMonth;

public class MinusYearsExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        YearMonth y = YearMonth.of(2010, 11);
        System.out.println(y);

        YearMonth y2 = y.minusYears(6);
        System.out.println(y2);

        YearMonth y3 = y.minusYears(-200);
        System.out.println(y3);
    }
}

Output

2010-11
2004-11
2210-11

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