OffsetTime minusHours() method in Java with examples

Last Updated : 31 Dec, 2018
The minusHours() method of OffsetTime class in Java returns a copy of this OffsetTime with the specified hours in the parameter getting subtracted. Syntax : 
public OffsetTime minusHours(long hours)
Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter hours which the hours to be subtracted. It may be negative. Return Value: It returns a OffsetTime based on this time with the hours subtracted and it is not null. Below programs illustrate the minusHours() method: Program 1 : Java 
// Java program to demonstrate the minusHours() method

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the time
        OffsetTime time = OffsetTime.parse("11:10:10+05:05");

        // Specified hours subtracted
        System.out.println("After subtraction, time is: " 
                                      + time.minusHours(5));
    }
}
Output: 
After subtraction, time is: 06:10:10+05:05
Program 2 : Java 
// Java program to demonstrate the minusHours() method

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Parses the time
        OffsetTime time = OffsetTime.parse("11:10:10+05:05");

        // Specified hours subtracted
        System.out.println("After subtraction, time is: " 
                                    + time.minusHours(-5));
    }
}
Output: 
After subtraction, time is: 16:10:10+05:05
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/OffsetTime.html#minusHours-long-
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