Java tutorial
//package com.ctrcv.util; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class DateUtil { static SimpleDateFormat dateFormater = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy"); public static String getTimeDistance(Date from) { long minDist = (System.currentTimeMillis() - from.getTime()) / 60000; if (minDist <= 0) { return (System.currentTimeMillis() - from.getTime()) / 1000 + " seconds"; } else if (minDist >= 60) { return minDist / 60 + " hours"; } else { return minDist + " minutes"; } } public static Date fromDateStr(String date) { try { return dateFormater.parse(date); } catch (Exception e) { return null; } } }