Java: Display the date time information before some hours and minutes from current date time

Last update on March 13 2025 08:58:00 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Wrtie a Java program that displays the date time information before a certain number of hours and minutes from the current date.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.time.*;

public class DateParseFormatExample28 {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
	
    // Before 7 houres and 30 minutes
     LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.now().minusHours(5).minusMinutes(30);
      System.out.println("\nCurrent Date and Time:  " + LocalDateTime.now());  
      System.out.println("Before 7 hours and 30 minutes: " + dateTime+"\n");  
	}

}

Sample Output:

Current Date and Time:  2017-06-21T12:32:48.638                                                               
Before 7 hours and 30 minutes: 2017-06-21T07:02:48.638

N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.

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