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–