Java Instant minusMillis() method

The minusMillis () method of Java Instant class is used to return a copy of this instant with the specified duration in milliseconds subtracted.

This instance is immutable and unaffected by this method call.

Syntax

Parameters

millisToSubtract - The milliseconds to subtract, positive or negative.

Return

An Instant based on this instant with the specified milliseconds subtracted, not null.

Exceptions

DateTimeException - If the subtraction cannot be made.

ArithmeticException - If numeric overflow occurs.

Example 1

Output:

The output will be like this.

2017-02-03T10:37:20Z

Example 2

Output:

The output will be like this.

2017-05-01T20:57:40.934Z
2017-05-01T20:57:40.434Z