# LocalDate minusWeeks() Method in Java

Java 8Object Oriented ProgrammingProgramming

An immutable copy of the LocalDate where the weeks are subtracted from it can be obtained using the minusWeeks() method in the LocalDate class in Java. This method requires a single parameter i.e. the number of weeks to be subtracted and it returns the instant with the subtracted weeks.

A program that demonstrates this is given as follows −

## Example

Live Demo

import java.time.*;
public class Demo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
LocalDate ld1 = LocalDate.parse("2019-02-14");
System.out.println("The LocalDate is: " + ld1);
LocalDate ld2 = ld1.minusWeeks(2);
System.out.println("The LocalDate after subtracting 2 weeks is: " + ld2);
}
}

## Output

The LocalDate is: 2019-02-14
The LocalDate after subtracting 2 weeks is: 2019-01-31

Now let us understand the above program.

First the LocalDate is displayed. Then an immutable copy of the LocalDate where 2 weeks are subtracted is obtained using the minusWeeks() method and this is displayed. A code snippet that demonstrates this is as follows −

LocalDate ld1 = LocalDate.parse("2019-02-14");
System.out.println("The LocalDate is: " + ld1);
LocalDate ld2 = ld1.minusWeeks(2);
System.out.println("The LocalDate after subtracting 2 weeks is: " + ld2);
Published on 26-Mar-2019 05:33:48