## Uses of Class
java.time.Year

- Packages that use Year
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.time | The main API for dates, times, instants, and durations.

- - ### Uses of Year in java.time

    Methods in java.time that return Year
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Year` | Year.`from(TemporalAccessor temporal)` Obtains an instance of `Year` from a temporal object.
    `Year` | Year.`minus(long amountToSubtract, TemporalUnit unit)` Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount subtracted.
    `Year` | Year.`minus(TemporalAmount amountToSubtract)` Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount subtracted.
    `Year` | Year.`minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)` Returns a copy of this `Year` with the specified number of years subtracted.
    `static Year` | Year.`now()` Obtains the current year from the system clock in the default time-zone.
    `static Year` | Year.`now(Clock clock)` Obtains the current year from the specified clock.
    `static Year` | Year.`now(ZoneId zone)` Obtains the current year from the system clock in the specified time-zone.
    `static Year` | Year.`of(int isoYear)` Obtains an instance of `Year`.
    `static Year` | Year.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `Year` from a text string such as `2007`.
    `static Year` | Year.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `Year` from a text string using a specific formatter.
    `Year` | Year.`plus(long amountToAdd, TemporalUnit unit)` Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount added.
    `Year` | Year.`plus(TemporalAmount amountToAdd)` Returns a copy of this year with the specified amount added.
    `Year` | Year.`plusYears(long yearsToAdd)` Returns a copy of this `Year` with the specified number of years added.
    `Year` | Year.`with(TemporalAdjuster adjuster)` Returns an adjusted copy of this year.
    `Year` | Year.`with(TemporalField field, long newValue)` Returns a copy of this year with the specified field set to a new value.

    Methods in java.time with parameters of type Year
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | Year.`compareTo(Year other)` Compares this year to another year.
    `boolean` | Year.`isAfter(Year other)` Checks if this year is after the specified year.
    `boolean` | Year.`isBefore(Year other)` Checks if this year is before the specified year.

Submit a bug or feature
For further API reference and developer documentation, see Java SE Documentation. That documentation contains more detailed, developer-targeted descriptions, with conceptual overviews, definitions of terms, workarounds, and working code examples.
Copyright © 1993, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Also see the documentation redistribution policy.