How to Subtract Years in Java

In this example we will show the method to subtract years in Java.

Source Code

package com.beginner.examples;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class SubtractYears {
  public static void main(String[] args){
    Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
    System.out.println(c.get(Calendar.YEAR));
    //years subtract  1
    c.add(Calendar.YEAR, -1);
    System.out.println(c.get(Calendar.YEAR));
  }
}

Output:

2020
2019

References

Imported packages in Java documentation:

Calendar