Java 8 subtract N minutes from current date

• Java 8 provides java.time.LocalDateTime class.
• By using minusMinutes() methods of LocalDateTime class we can subtract minutes from date or current date in java.
• Lets see an example program on how to remove / subtract n minutes from current date using java 8.

1. package com.instanceofjava.java8;
2. import java.time.LocalDateTime;
3. 
   
4. /**
5.  * @author www.Instanceofjava.com
6.  * @category interview programs
7.  * 
8.  * Description: subtract minutes to current date using java 8
9.  *
10.  */
11. public class AddMinutesToDate {
12. 
    
13. public static void main(String[] args) {
15. //create data using java 8 LocalDateTime 
16.     LocalDateTime datetime= LocalDateTime.now();
18. System.out.println("Before subtracting 30 minutes to date: "+datetime);
19.     //add seconds by using minuesMinutes(seconds) method
20. datetime=datetime.minusMinutes(30);
21. System.out.println("After subtracting 30 minutes to date: "+datetime);
22. 
    
23. }
24. 
    
25. }

Output:

1. Before subtracting 30 minutes to date: 2018-02-05T22:41:42.463
2. After subtracting 30 minutes to date: 2018-02-05T22:11:42.463

• How to Add N minutes to current date using java 8