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Duration getSeconds() method in Java with Examples

The getSeconds() method of Duration Class in java.time package is used to get the second value of this duration.

Syntax:

public long getSeconds()

Parameters: This method do not accepts any parameter.

Return Value: This method returns a long value of the seconds of this duration.

Below examples illustrate the Duration.getSeconds() method:

Example 1:




// Java code to illustrate getSeconds() method
  
import java.time.Duration;
  
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        // Get the text
        String time = "P2DT3H4M";
  
        // Duration using parse() method
        Duration duration = Duration.parse(time);
  
        // Get the duration in seconds
        // using getSeconds() method
        System.out.println(duration.getSeconds());
    }
}


Output:

183840

Example 2:




// Java code to illustrate getSeconds() 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 duration in seconds
        // using getSeconds() method
        System.out.println(duration.getSeconds());
    }
}


Output:

18000

Reference: Oracle Doc

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