In Joda-Time 2, what is the difference between the three kinds of time spans: Period Interval Duration Why do we need three classes? Which one performs better? Why is dividing a Period or Duration or Interval instance not implemented? E.g. p = p.divideBy(2); 2 Answers 2
I have a string “11/15/2013 08:00:00“, I want to format it to “11/15/2013“, what is the correct DateTimeFormatter pattern? I’ve tried many and googled and still unable to find the correct pattern. edit: I am looking for Joda-Time DateTimeFormatter, not Java’s SimpleDateFormat.. 10 Answers 10
I have a date as a string in the following format “04/02/2011 20:27:05”. I am using Joda-Time library and would like to convert it to DateTime object. I did: DateTime dt = new DateTime(“04/02/2011 20:27:05”) But I’m getting the following error : Invalid format: “04/02/2011 14:42:17” is malformed at “/02/2011 14:42:17” How to convert the … Read more
I want to convert a java.util.Date to JodaTime so as to carry out subtractions between dates. Is there a good concise way to convert from Date to JodaTime? 2 Answers 2
I know there are questions relating to java.util.Date and Joda-Time. But after some digging, I couldn’t find a thread about the differences between the java.time API (new in Java 8, defined by JSR 310) and Joda-Time. I have heard that Java 8’s java.time API is much cleaner and can do much more than Joda-Time. But … Read more
How do I find the difference in Days between two Joda-Time DateTime instances? With ‘difference in days’ I mean if start is on Monday and end is on Tuesday I expect a return value of 1 regardless of the hour/minute/seconds of the start and end dates. Days.daysBetween(start, end).getDays() gives me 0 if start is in … Read more
It is a common misconception that time (a measurable 4th dimension) is different over the world. Timestamp as a moment in time is unique. Date however is influenced how we “see” time but actually it is “time of day”. An example: two people look at the clock at the same moment. The timestamp is the same, … Read more
