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