The abs() method of Duration Class in java.time package is used to get an immutable copy of this duration with the absolute duration.
Syntax:
public Duration abs()
Parameters: This method do not accepts any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns a Duration which is an immutable copy of the existing duration with the absolute duration.
Exception: This method throws ArithmeticException if numeric overflow occurs.
Below examples illustrate the Duration.abs() method:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate abs() method import java.time.Duration; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Duration 1 using parse() method Duration duration1 = Duration.parse("P2DT3H4M"); // Get the duration abs using abs() method System.out.println(duration1.abs()); }} |
Output:
PT51H4M
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate abs() method import java.time.Duration; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) { // Duration Duration duration2 = Duration.ofDays(-5); // Get the duration abs using abs() method System.out.println(duration2.abs()); }} |
Output:
PT120H
Reference: Oracle Doc