Display date value in XXX ago - Android java.util

Android examples for java.util:Date Format

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Description

Display date value in XXX ago

Demo Code

import android.os.Build;
import android.text.format.DateFormat;
import java.text.Normalizer;

public class Main{

    public static String date2ago(long date, long now) {
        long seconds = now - date;
        if (seconds < 60) {
            return "moments ago";
        } else if (seconds < 60 * 60) {
            return (seconds / 60) + " minutes ago";
        } else if (seconds < 60 * 60 * 12) {
            return (seconds / 60 / 60) + " hours ago";
        } else {/* ww  w . jav  a2 s.  c  o  m*/
            return DateFormat.format("EEEE, h:mmaa", date * 1000)
                    .toString();
        }
    }

}

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