Example usage for org.joda.time.format PeriodFormatterBuilder appendPrefix

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In this page you can find the example usage for org.joda.time.format PeriodFormatterBuilder appendPrefix.

Prototype

private PeriodFormatterBuilder appendPrefix(PeriodFieldAffix prefix) 

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Append a field prefix which applies only to the next appended field.

Usage

From source file:com.mobileman.kuravis.core.util.DateTimeUtils.java

License:Apache License

/**
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 * @return formatted elapsed time from now
 */
public static String fmtElapsedTime(Date date) {
    if (date == null) {
        return "";
    }
    Period period = new Period(date.getTime(), Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis());
    PeriodFormatterBuilder pf = new PeriodFormatterBuilder();
    pf.appendPrefix(" vor ");
    if (period.getYears() > 0) {
        pf.appendYears().appendSuffix(" Jahr", " Jahren");
    } else if (period.getMonths() > 0) {
        pf.appendMonths().appendSuffix(" Monat", " Monaten");
    } else if (period.getWeeks() > 0) {
        pf.appendWeeks().appendSuffix(" Woche ", " Wochen");
    } else if (period.getDays() > 0) {
        pf.appendDays().appendSuffix(" Tag ", " Tagen");
    } else if (period.getHours() > 0) {
        pf.appendHours().appendSuffix(" Stunde ", " Stunden");
    } else if (period.getMinutes() > 0) {
        pf.appendMinutes().appendSuffix(" Minute ", " Minuten");
    } else if (period.getSeconds() > 0) {
        pf.appendSeconds().appendSuffix(" Sekunde ", " Sekunden");
    }
    return pf.toFormatter().print(period);
}

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