Question

Is there Java class or some sample code that can convert a java Date or Timestamp into something like:

"3 hours"
" 20 seconds"
 "25 minutes"

I need those strings in my web application to show how much it took to generate a file (in a pretty print way of course 🙂 )

Thanks,

Answer 1

With JodaTime:

PeriodFormat.getDefault( ).print( Hours.THREE );
PeriodFormat.getDefault( ).print( Seconds.seconds( 25 ) );
PeriodFormat.getDefault( ).print( Minutes.minutes( 20 ) );

P.S. Also it’s very easy to get the number of hours/seconds/minutes between 2 time points.