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–