Java Date Time - Duration abs() example

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Duration abs() returns a copy of this duration with a positive length.

For example, PT-1.3S will be returned as PT1.3S.

Syntax

abs has the following syntax.

public Duration abs()

Example

The following example shows how to use abs.

import java.time.Duration;
import java.time.LocalTime;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Duration duration = Duration.between(LocalTime.MIDNIGHT,LocalTime.NOON);
    System.out.println(duration.abs());

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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