Java Instant.minusNanos() Method with Examples

In this Java core tutorial we learn how to use the java.time.Instant.minusNanos() method to subtract number of nanoseconds from an Instant object in Java programming language.

How to subtract nanoseconds from Instant object in Java

In Java program, with a given Instant object we can use Instant.minusNanos(long nanosToSubtract) method to return a new Instant object with number of nanoseconds be subtracted as Java code below.

InstantPlusNanosExample1.java

import java.time.Instant;

public class InstantMinusNanosExample1 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Instant instant = Instant.parse("2022-07-11T08:00:30.999999999Z");

        // subtract 111111111 nanoseconds
        instant = instant.minusNanos(111111111);

        System.out.println(instant);
    }
}