Java TimeUnit Convert toSIAbbreviation(final TimeUnit timeUnit)

Description

Return the SI abbreviation from the given TimeUnit name.

License

CDDL license

Parameter

Parameter	Description
timeUnit	The time unit to get the abbreviation from(for output usage for example).

Return

the SI abbreviation from the given TimeUnit name.

Declaration

public static String toSIAbbreviation(final TimeUnit timeUnit) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Return the SI abbreviation from the given {@literal TimeUnit} name.
     *
     * @param timeUnit
     *            The time unit to get the abbreviation from(for output usage
     *            for example).
     * @return the SI abbreviation from the given {@code TimeUnit} name.
     */
    public static String toSIAbbreviation(final TimeUnit timeUnit) {
        if (timeUnit == null) {
            return "";
        }
        switch (timeUnit) {
        case DAYS:
            return "d";
        case HOURS:
            return "h";
        case MINUTES:
            return "min";
        case SECONDS:
            return "s";
        case MILLISECONDS:
            return "ms";
        case MICROSECONDS:
            return "\u03BCs"; // lower-greek-mu
        case NANOSECONDS:
            return "ns";
        default:
            return timeUnit.name();
        }
    }
}

Related

1. toMillis(String timeUnitString, String timeValue)
2. toNanos(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
3. toSeconds(long duration, TimeUnit timeUnit)
4. toSeconds(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
5. toSeconds(long value, TimeUnit unit)
6. toString(TimeUnit unit)
7. toString(TimeUnit unit)
8. toTime(final String value, final TimeUnit inputUnit, final TimeUnit outUnit)
9. toTimePrecision(final TimeUnit t)