import toInteger from '../_lib/toInteger/index.js'; import addYears from '../addYears/index.js'; /** * @name subYears * @category Year Helpers * @summary Subtract the specified number of years from the given date. * * @description * Subtract the specified number of years from the given date. * * ### v2.0.0 breaking changes: * * - [Changes that are common for the whole library](https://github.com/date-fns/date-fns/blob/master/docs/upgradeGuide.md#Common-Changes). * * @param {Date|Number} date - the date to be changed * @param {Number} amount - the amount of years to be subtracted * @returns {Date} the new date with the years subtracted * @throws {TypeError} 2 arguments required * * @example * // Subtract 5 years from 1 September 2014: * var result = subYears(new Date(2014, 8, 1), 5) * //=> Tue Sep 01 2009 00:00:00 */ export default function subYears(dirtyDate, dirtyAmount) { if (arguments.length < 2) { throw new TypeError('2 arguments required, but only ' + arguments.length + ' present'); } var amount = toInteger(dirtyAmount); return addYears(dirtyDate, -amount); }