Java TimeUnit Calculate dateDifference(Date date1, Date date2, TimeUnit timeUnit)

Description

Difference between two dates

License

Mozilla Public License

Return

duration

Declaration

public static Long dateDifference(Date date1, Date date2, TimeUnit timeUnit) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Difference between two dates
     * @return duration
     */
    public static Long dateDifference(Date date1, Date date2, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
        long diffInMillies = date2.getTime() - date1.getTime();
        return timeUnit.convert(diffInMillies, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
    }
}

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