Difference between dates to get "time ago"

Question

I have one date. wanna compare it with current date and wants the results in time ago.

Date d1 = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-M-dd").parse((String) request.
            getParameter(date1));
Date d2 = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-M-dd").parse((String) request.
            getParameter(date2));

long diff = d2.getTime() - d1.getTime();

and want this difference in time ago format.

eg. 3 hours 2 mins ago

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18256451/java-difference-between-two-dates-spanning-over-months?rq=1 may contain the answer you want. — SimplyPanda, Nov 22 '13 at 07:59

Olimpiu POP · Answer 1 · 2013-11-22T11:30:13.243

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If using another library is possible for you, I would recommend Joda Time, especially that JSR 310 it will be introduced in the JDK 8 as the new Date API, being Joda time re arhitected.

Time difference with Joda Time here.

edited Nov 22 '13 at 11:30

answered Nov 22 '13 at 08:03

Olimpiu POP

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Actually, [JSR 310: Date and Time API](http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=310) is included with Java 8. Inspired by Joda-Time, but re-architected. – Basil Bourque Nov 22 '13 at 09:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 22 '13 at 09:23

If you just want to use core Java and not pollute your code with numeric literals:

long diffInMillis = d2.getTime() - d1.getTime();
long diffInHours = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(diffInMillis);
long diffInMins = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(diffInMillis);
System.out.printf("%d hours %d mins ago%n", diffInHours, (diffInMins - TimeUnit.HOURS.toMinutes(diffInHours)));

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 22 '13 at 07:59

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You have long value which are milli seconds, so

int min= (int) ((diff / (1000*60)) % 60);
int sec= (int) (diff / 1000) % 60 ;

answered Nov 22 '13 at 07:59

Suresh Atta

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 22 '13 at 08:00

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Try,

 long diff = d2.getTime() - d1.getTime();
 long m= diff/(60*1000);
 long hour=m/60;
 long minutes=m%60;

 System.out.printf("%d hours %d mins ago%n", hour, minutes)

answered Nov 22 '13 at 08:00

Masudul

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 22 '13 at 08:07

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Following is another way to get as per your requirement but getHours() and getMinutes() is deprecated simply do System.out.println((d2.getHours()-d1.getHours())+" hours " +(d2.getMinutes()-d2.getMinutes()) +" mins ago");

answered Nov 22 '13 at 08:07

SpringLearner

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 22 '13 at 08:47

friends.i think we can do this,my code:

public static String getIntervalUpdateTime(long intervalTime) {
    StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
    long interval = intervalTime / 1000;
    final long day = 24 * 60 * 60;
    final long hour = 60 * 60;
    final long minute = 60;
    int detailDay = 0;
    int detailHour = 0;
    int detailMinute = 0;
    int detailSecond = 0;
    if (interval >= day) {
        detailDay = (int) (interval / day);
        interval = interval - detailDay * day;
    }
    if (interval >= hour) {
        detailHour = (int) (interval / hour);
        interval = interval - hour * detailHour;
    }
    if (interval >= minute) {
        detailMinute = (int) (interval / minute);
        interval = interval - detailMinute * minute;
    }
    if (interval > 0) {
        detailSecond = (int) interval;
    }
    result.setLength(0);
    if (detailDay > 0) {
        result.append(detailDay);
        result.append("day");
    }
    if (detailHour > 0) {
        result.append(detailHour);
        result.append("hour");
    }
    if (detailMinute > 0) {
        result.append(detailMinute);
        result.append("minutes");
    }
    if (detailSecond > 0) {
        result.append(detailSecond);
        result.append("seconds");
    }
    return result.toString();
}

this is my answer.

call this method,param is diff. you will get answer. – PoWen Nov 22 '13 at 08:48 — PoWen, Nov 22 '13 at 08:48

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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Use the Period class in Joda-Time 2.3, built just for this purpose.

See example code in answers (especially this one) to the question, How to calculate elapsed time from now with Joda-Time?.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Nov 22 '13 at 09:14

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Difference between dates to get "time ago"

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