Convert milliseconds to readable string in Java
Description
The following code shows how to convert milliseconds to readable string.
Example
/* w w w . j a va 2s. c o m*/
/*
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Copyright (C) 2006 The Lobo Project
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
Contact info: lobochief@users.sourceforge.net
*/
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) {
System.out.println(getElapsedText(1231231212L));
}
public static double round1(double value) {
return Math.round(value * 10.0) / 10.0;
}
public static String getElapsedText(long elapsedMillis) {
if (elapsedMillis < 60000) {
double unit = round1(elapsedMillis / 1000.0);
return unit + (unit == 1 ? " second" : " seconds");
} else if (elapsedMillis < 60000 * 60) {
double unit = round1(elapsedMillis / 60000.0);
return unit + (unit == 1 ? " minute" : " minutes");
} else if (elapsedMillis < 60000 * 60 * 24) {
double unit = round1(elapsedMillis / (60000.0 * 60));
return unit + (unit == 1 ? " hour" : " hours");
} else {
double unit = round1(elapsedMillis / (60000.0 * 60 * 24));
return unit + (unit == 1 ? " day" : " days");
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.