Java Date Time - LocalDate minusYears(long yearsToSubtract) example

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LocalDate minusYears(long yearsToSubtract) returns a copy of this LocalDate with the specified period in years subtracted.

Syntax

minusYears has the following syntax.

public LocalDate minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)

Example

The following example shows how to use minusYears.

import java.time.LocalDate;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    LocalDate a = LocalDate.of(2014, 6, 30);
    LocalDate b = a.minusYears(6);
    System.out.println(b);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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