What is Duration.from() in Java?

Overview

from() is a static method of the Duration class. It is used to obtain an instance of the Duration class based on the provided TemporalAmount.

A TemporalAmount represents an amount of time that may be date-based or time-based.

Check the following import statement to import the Duration class.

import java.time.Duration;

Syntax

public static Duration from(TemporalAmount amount)

Parameters

  • TemporalAmount amount: The amount of time to convert.

Return value

This method returns a new Duration object.

Example

import java.time.Duration;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        Duration duration = Duration.from(ChronoUnit.HOURS.getDuration());
        System.out.println("Duration object - " + duration);
    }
}

Explanation

  • Lines 1–2: We import the relevant packages.
  • Line 7: We create a Duration object using the from() method.
  • Line 8: We print the Duration object created in line 7.

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