The toString() method of Duration Class in java.time package is used to get the String value of this duration. This String is in the ISO-8601 format.
Syntax:
public String toString()
Parameters: This method do not accepts any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns a String value which is the String value of this duration.
Below examples illustrate the Duration.toString() method:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate toString() method import java.time.Duration; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Duration using parse() method Duration duration = Duration.parse( "P2DT3H4M" ); // Get the String value // using toString() method System.out.println(duration1.toString()); } } |
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate toString() method import java.time.Duration; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Duration using ofHours() method Duration duration = Duration.ofHours( 5 ); // Get the String value // using toString() method System.out.println(duration1.toString()); } } |
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/Duration.html#toString–