Added in API level 3

DateUtils

open class DateUtils
kotlin.Any
   ↳ android.text.format.DateUtils

This class contains various date-related utilities for creating text for things like elapsed time and date ranges, strings for days of the week and months, and AM/PM text etc.

Summary

Constants
static String

This is not actually a useful month name in all locales.
static String

static Long

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Int

static Long

static String

This is not actually the preferred 24-hour date format in all locales.
static Int

Request the full spelled-out name.
static Int

Request an abbreviated version of the name.
static Int

Request a shorter abbreviated version of the name.
static Int

Request an even shorter abbreviated version of the name.
static Int

Request an even shorter abbreviated version of the name.
static Long

static String

static String

static String

static Long

static String

static Long

static String

static String

static Long

Public constructors

Public methods
open static Formatter!
formatDateRange(context: Context!, formatter: Formatter!, startMillis: Long, endMillis: Long, flags: Int)

Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.
open static Formatter!
formatDateRange(context: Context!, formatter: Formatter!, startMillis: Long, endMillis: Long, flags: Int, timeZone: String!)

Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.
open static String!
formatDateRange(context: Context!, startMillis: Long, endMillis: Long, flags: Int)

Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.
open static String!
formatDateTime(context: Context!, millis: Long, flags: Int)

Formats a date or a time according to the local conventions.
open static String!
formatElapsedTime(recycle: StringBuilder!, elapsedSeconds: Long)

Formats an elapsed time in a format like "MM:SS" or "H:MM:SS" (using a form suited to the current locale), similar to that used on the call-in-progress screen.
open static String!
formatElapsedTime(elapsedSeconds: Long)

Formats an elapsed time in the form "MM:SS" or "H:MM:SS" for display on the call-in-progress screen.
static CharSequence!
formatSameDayTime(then: Long, now: Long, dateStyle: Int, timeStyle: Int)

Format a date / time such that if the then is on the same day as now, it shows just the time and if it's a different day, it shows just the date.
open static String!

Return a localized string for AM or PM.
open static String!
getDayOfWeekString(dayOfWeek: Int, abbrev: Int)

Return a string for the day of the week.
open static String!
getMonthString(month: Int, abbrev: Int)

Return a localized string for the month of the year.
open static CharSequence!
getRelativeDateTimeString(c: Context!, time: Long, minResolution: Long, transitionResolution: Long, flags: Int)

Return string describing the elapsed time since startTime formatted like "[relative time/date], [time]".
open static CharSequence!

Convenience function to return relative time string without preposition.
open static CharSequence!
getRelativeTimeSpanString(c: Context!, millis: Long, withPreposition: Boolean)
open static CharSequence!

Returns a string describing the elapsed time since startTime.
open static CharSequence!
getRelativeTimeSpanString(time: Long, now: Long, minResolution: Long)

Returns a string describing 'time' as a time relative to 'now'.
open static CharSequence!
getRelativeTimeSpanString(time: Long, now: Long, minResolution: Long, flags: Int)

Returns a string describing 'time' as a time relative to 'now'.
open static Boolean
isToday(when: Long)
Properties
static IntArray!

static IntArray!

Constants

ABBREV_MONTH_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val ABBREV_MONTH_FORMAT: String

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

This is not actually a useful month name in all locales.

Value: "%b"

ABBREV_WEEKDAY_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
static val ABBREV_WEEKDAY_FORMAT: String
 
Value: "%a"

DAY_IN_MILLIS

Added in API level 3
static val DAY_IN_MILLIS: Long
 
Value: 86400000L

FORMAT_12HOUR

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_12HOUR: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 64

FORMAT_24HOUR

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_24HOUR: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 128

FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL: Int
 
Value: 524288

FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH: Int
 
Value: 65536

FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE: Int
 
Value: 262144

FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME: Int
 
Value: 16384

FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY: Int
 
Value: 32768

FORMAT_CAP_AMPM

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_CAP_AMPM: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 256

FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 4096

FORMAT_CAP_NOON

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_CAP_NOON: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 1024

FORMAT_CAP_NOON_MIDNIGHT

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_CAP_NOON_MIDNIGHT: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 5120

FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT: Int
 
Value: 2048

FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY: Int
 
Value: 32

FORMAT_NO_NOON

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_NO_NOON: Int
 
Value: 512

FORMAT_NO_NOON_MIDNIGHT

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val FORMAT_NO_NOON_MIDNIGHT: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java. 

Value: 2560

FORMAT_NO_YEAR

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_NO_YEAR: Int
 
Value: 8

FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE: Int
 
Value: 131072

FORMAT_SHOW_DATE

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_SHOW_DATE: Int
 
Value: 16

FORMAT_SHOW_TIME

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_SHOW_TIME: Int
 
Value: 1

FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY: Int
 
Value: 2

FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR

Added in API level 3
static val FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR: Int
 
Value: 4

FORMAT_UTC

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 15
static val FORMAT_UTC: Int

Deprecated: Use formatDateRange and pass in Time.TIMEZONE_UTC for the timeZone instead.

Value: 8192

HOUR_IN_MILLIS

Added in API level 3
static val HOUR_IN_MILLIS: Long
 
Value: 3600000L

HOUR_MINUTE_24

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val HOUR_MINUTE_24: String

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

This is not actually the preferred 24-hour date format in all locales.

Value: "%H:%M"

LENGTH_LONG

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val LENGTH_LONG: Int

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Request the full spelled-out name. For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of getDayOfWeekString and getMonthString.

Value: 10

LENGTH_MEDIUM

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val LENGTH_MEDIUM: Int

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Request an abbreviated version of the name. For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of getDayOfWeekString and getMonthString.

Value: 20

LENGTH_SHORT

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val LENGTH_SHORT: Int

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Request a shorter abbreviated version of the name. For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of getDayOfWeekString and getMonthString.

Value: 30

LENGTH_SHORTER

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val LENGTH_SHORTER: Int

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Request an even shorter abbreviated version of the name. Do not use this. Currently this will always return the same result as LENGTH_SHORT.

Value: 40

LENGTH_SHORTEST

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val LENGTH_SHORTEST: Int

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Request an even shorter abbreviated version of the name. For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of getDayOfWeekString and getMonthString.

Value: 50

MINUTE_IN_MILLIS

Added in API level 3
static val MINUTE_IN_MILLIS: Long
 
Value: 60000L

MONTH_DAY_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
static val MONTH_DAY_FORMAT: String
 
Value: "%-d"

MONTH_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
static val MONTH_FORMAT: String
 
Value: "%B"

NUMERIC_MONTH_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
static val NUMERIC_MONTH_FORMAT: String
 
Value: "%m"

SECOND_IN_MILLIS

Added in API level 3
static val SECOND_IN_MILLIS: Long
 
Value: 1000L

WEEKDAY_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
static val WEEKDAY_FORMAT: String
 
Value: "%A"

WEEK_IN_MILLIS

Added in API level 3
static val WEEK_IN_MILLIS: Long
 
Value: 604800000L

YEAR_FORMAT

Added in API level 3
static val YEAR_FORMAT: String
 
Value: "%Y"

YEAR_FORMAT_TWO_DIGITS

Added in API level 3
static val YEAR_FORMAT_TWO_DIGITS: String
 
Value: "%g"

YEAR_IN_MILLIS

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 30
static val YEAR_IN_MILLIS: Long

Deprecated: Not all years have the same number of days, and this constant is actually the length of 364 days. Please use other date/time constructs such as java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit, java.util.Calendar or java.time.Duration instead.

Value: 31449600000L

Public constructors

DateUtils

DateUtils()

Public methods

formatDateRange

Added in API level 5
open static fun formatDateRange(
    context: Context!, 
    formatter: Formatter!, 
    startMillis: Long, 
    endMillis: Long, 
    flags: Int
): Formatter!

Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.

Note that this is a convenience method for formatting the date or time range in the local time zone. If you want to specify the time zone please use formatDateRange.

Parameters
context Context!: the context is required only if the time is shown
formatter Formatter!: the Formatter used for formatting the date range. Note: be sure to call setLength(0) on StringBuilder passed to the Formatter constructor unless you want the results to accumulate.
startMillis Long: the start time in UTC milliseconds
endMillis Long: the end time in UTC milliseconds
flags Int: a bit mask of options See formatDateRange
Return
Formatter! a string containing the formatted date/time range.

formatDateRange

Added in API level 9
open static fun formatDateRange(
    context: Context!, 
    formatter: Formatter!, 
    startMillis: Long, 
    endMillis: Long, 
    flags: Int, 
    timeZone: String!
): Formatter!

Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.

Example output strings (date formats in these examples are shown using the US date format convention but that may change depending on the local settings):

  • 10:15am
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 3pm - 4pm
  • 3PM - 4PM
  • 08:00 - 17:00
  • Oct 9
  • Tue, Oct 9
  • October 9, 2007
  • Oct 9 - 10
  • Oct 9 - 10, 2007
  • Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2007
  • Dec 31, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008
  • Oct 9, 8:00am - Oct 10, 5:00pm
  • 12/31/2007 - 01/01/2008

The flags argument is a bitmask of options from the following list:

  • FORMAT_SHOW_TIME
  • FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY
  • FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR
  • FORMAT_SHOW_DATE
  • FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY
  • FORMAT_12HOUR
  • FORMAT_24HOUR
  • FORMAT_CAP_AMPM
  • FORMAT_NO_NOON
  • FORMAT_CAP_NOON
  • FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT
  • FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT
  • FORMAT_UTC
  • FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME
  • FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY
  • FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH
  • FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL
  • FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE

If FORMAT_SHOW_TIME is set, the time is shown as part of the date range. If the start and end time are the same, then just the start time is shown.

If FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY is set, then the weekday is shown.

If FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR is set, then the year is always shown. If FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR is not set, then the year is shown only if it is different from the current year, or if the start and end dates fall on different years.

Normally the date is shown unless the start and end day are the same. If FORMAT_SHOW_DATE is set, then the date is always shown, even for same day ranges.

If FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY is set, then if the date is shown, just the month name will be shown, not the day of the month. For example, "January, 2008" instead of "January 6 - 12, 2008".

If FORMAT_CAP_AMPM is set and 12-hour time is used, then the "AM" and "PM" are capitalized. You should not use this flag because in some locales these terms cannot be capitalized, and in many others it doesn't make sense to do so even though it is possible.

If FORMAT_NO_NOON is set and 12-hour time is used, then "12pm" is shown instead of "noon".

If FORMAT_CAP_NOON is set and 12-hour time is used, then "Noon" is shown instead of "noon". You should probably not use this flag because in many locales it will not make sense to capitalize the term.

If FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT is set and 12-hour time is used, then "12am" is shown instead of "midnight".

If FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT is set and 12-hour time is used, then "Midnight" is shown instead of "midnight". You should probably not use this flag because in many locales it will not make sense to capitalize the term.

If FORMAT_12HOUR is set and the time is shown, then the time is shown in the 12-hour time format. You should not normally set this. Instead, let the time format be chosen automatically according to the system settings. If both FORMAT_12HOUR and FORMAT_24HOUR are set, then FORMAT_24HOUR takes precedence.

If FORMAT_24HOUR is set and the time is shown, then the time is shown in the 24-hour time format. You should not normally set this. Instead, let the time format be chosen automatically according to the system settings. If both FORMAT_12HOUR and FORMAT_24HOUR are set, then FORMAT_24HOUR takes precedence.

If FORMAT_UTC is set, then the UTC time zone is used for the start and end milliseconds unless a time zone is specified. If a time zone is specified it will be used regardless of the FORMAT_UTC flag.

If FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME is set and 12-hour time format is used, then the start and end times (if shown) are abbreviated by not showing the minutes if they are zero. For example, instead of "3:00pm" the time would be abbreviated to "3pm".

If FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY is set, then the weekday (if shown) is abbreviated to a 3-letter string.

If FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH is set, then the month (if shown) is abbreviated to a 3-letter string.

If FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL is set, then the weekday and the month (if shown) are abbreviated to 3-letter strings.

If FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE is set, then the date is shown in numeric format instead of using the name of the month. For example, "12/31/2008" instead of "December 31, 2008".

If the end date ends at 12:00am at the beginning of a day, it is formatted as the end of the previous day in two scenarios:

  • For single day events. This results in "8pm - midnight" instead of "Nov 10, 8pm - Nov 11, 12am".
  • When the time is not displayed. This results in "Nov 10 - 11" for an event with a start date of Nov 10 and an end date of Nov 12 at 00:00.
Parameters
context Context!: the context is required only if the time is shown
formatter Formatter!: the Formatter used for formatting the date range. Note: be sure to call setLength(0) on StringBuilder passed to the Formatter constructor unless you want the results to accumulate.
startMillis Long: the start time in UTC milliseconds
endMillis Long: the end time in UTC milliseconds
flags Int: a bit mask of options
timeZone String!: the id of the time zone to compute the string in. Use null for local or if the FORMAT_UTC flag is being used.
Return
Formatter! the formatter with the formatted date/time range appended to the string buffer.

formatDateRange

Added in API level 3
open static fun formatDateRange(
    context: Context!, 
    startMillis: Long, 
    endMillis: Long, 
    flags: Int
): String!

Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.

Note that this is a convenience method. Using it involves creating an internal java.util.Formatter instance on-the-fly, which is somewhat costly in terms of memory and time. This is probably acceptable if you use the method only rarely, but if you rely on it for formatting a large number of dates, consider creating and reusing your own java.util.Formatter instance and use the version of formatDateRange that takes a java.util.Formatter.

Parameters
context Context!: the context is required only if the time is shown
startMillis Long: the start time in UTC milliseconds
endMillis Long: the end time in UTC milliseconds
flags Int: a bit mask of options See formatDateRange
Return
String! a string containing the formatted date/time range.

formatDateTime

Added in API level 3
open static fun formatDateTime(
    context: Context!, 
    millis: Long, 
    flags: Int
): String!

Formats a date or a time according to the local conventions. There are lots of options that allow the caller to control, for example, if the time is shown, if the day of the week is shown, if the month name is abbreviated, if noon is shown instead of 12pm, and so on. For the complete list of options, see the documentation for #formatDateRange.

Example output strings (date formats in these examples are shown using the US date format convention but that may change depending on the local settings):

  • 10:15am
  • 3:00pm
  • 3pm
  • 3PM
  • 08:00
  • 17:00
  • noon
  • Noon
  • midnight
  • Midnight
  • Oct 31
  • Oct 31, 2007
  • October 31, 2007
  • 10am, Oct 31
  • 17:00, Oct 31
  • Wed
  • Wednesday
  • 10am, Wed, Oct 31
  • Wed, Oct 31
  • Wednesday, Oct 31
  • Wed, Oct 31, 2007
  • Wed, October 31
  • 10/31/2007
Parameters
context Context!: the context is required only if the time is shown
millis Long: a point in time in UTC milliseconds
flags Int: a bit mask of formatting options
Return
String! a string containing the formatted date/time.

formatElapsedTime

Added in API level 3
open static fun formatElapsedTime(
    recycle: StringBuilder!, 
    elapsedSeconds: Long
): String!

Formats an elapsed time in a format like "MM:SS" or "H:MM:SS" (using a form suited to the current locale), similar to that used on the call-in-progress screen.

Parameters
recycle StringBuilder!: StringBuilder to recycle, or null to use a temporary one.
elapsedSeconds Long: the elapsed time in seconds.

formatElapsedTime

Added in API level 3
open static fun formatElapsedTime(elapsedSeconds: Long): String!

Formats an elapsed time in the form "MM:SS" or "H:MM:SS" for display on the call-in-progress screen.

Parameters
elapsedSeconds Long: the elapsed time in seconds.

formatSameDayTime

Added in API level 3
static fun formatSameDayTime(
    then: Long, 
    now: Long, 
    dateStyle: Int, 
    timeStyle: Int
): CharSequence!

Format a date / time such that if the then is on the same day as now, it shows just the time and if it's a different day, it shows just the date.

The parameters dateFormat and timeFormat should each be one of java.text.DateFormat#DEFAULT, java.text.DateFormat#FULL, java.text.DateFormat#LONG, java.text.DateFormat#MEDIUM or java.text.DateFormat#SHORT

Parameters
then Long: the date to format
now Long: the base time
dateStyle Int: how to format the date portion.
timeStyle Int: how to format the time portion.

getAMPMString

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
open static fun getAMPMString(ampm: Int): String!

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Return a localized string for AM or PM.

Parameters
ampm Int: Either Calendar.AM or Calendar.PM.
Return
String! Localized version of "AM" or "PM".
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the ampm is out of bounds.

getDayOfWeekString

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
open static fun getDayOfWeekString(
    dayOfWeek: Int, 
    abbrev: Int
): String!

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Return a string for the day of the week.

Parameters
dayOfWeek Int: One of Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc.
abbrev Int: One of LENGTH_LONG, LENGTH_SHORT, LENGTH_MEDIUM, or LENGTH_SHORTEST. Note that in most languages, LENGTH_SHORT will return the same as LENGTH_MEDIUM. Undefined lengths will return LENGTH_MEDIUM but may return something different in the future.
Exceptions
java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the dayOfWeek is out of bounds.

getMonthString

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
open static fun getMonthString(
    month: Int, 
    abbrev: Int
): String!

Deprecated: Use java.text.SimpleDateFormat instead.

Return a localized string for the month of the year.

Parameters
month Int: One of Calendar.JANUARY, Calendar.FEBRUARY, etc.
abbrev Int: One of LENGTH_LONG, LENGTH_MEDIUM, or LENGTH_SHORTEST. Undefined lengths will return LENGTH_MEDIUM but may return something different in the future.
Return
String! Localized month of the year.

getRelativeDateTimeString

Added in API level 3
open static fun getRelativeDateTimeString(
    c: Context!, 
    time: Long, 
    minResolution: Long, 
    transitionResolution: Long, 
    flags: Int
): CharSequence!

Return string describing the elapsed time since startTime formatted like "[relative time/date], [time]".

Example output strings for the US date format.

  • 3 min. ago, 10:15 AM
  • Yesterday, 12:20 PM
  • Dec 12, 4:12 AM
  • 11/14/2007, 8:20 AM
Parameters
time Long: some time in the past.
minResolution Long: the minimum elapsed time (in milliseconds) to report when showing relative times. For example, a time 3 seconds in the past will be reported as "0 minutes ago" if this is set to MINUTE_IN_MILLIS.
transitionResolution Long: the elapsed time (in milliseconds) at which to stop reporting relative measurements. Elapsed times greater than this resolution will default to normal date formatting. For example, will transition from "7 days ago" to "Dec 12" when using WEEK_IN_MILLIS.

getRelativeTimeSpanString

Added in API level 3
open static fun getRelativeTimeSpanString(
    c: Context!, 
    millis: Long
): CharSequence!

Convenience function to return relative time string without preposition.

Parameters
c Context!: context for resources
millis Long: time in milliseconds
Return
CharSequence! CharSequence containing relative time.

getRelativeTimeSpanString

Added in API level 3
open static fun getRelativeTimeSpanString(
    c: Context!, 
    millis: Long, 
    withPreposition: Boolean
): CharSequence!
Parameters
withPreposition Boolean: If true, the string returned will include the correct preposition ("at 9:20am", "on 10/12/2008" or "on May 29").
Return
CharSequence! a relative time string to display the time expressed by millis. Times are counted starting at midnight, which means that assuming that the current time is March 31st, 0:30:
  • "millis=0:10 today" will be displayed as "0:10"
  • "millis=11:30pm the day before" will be displayed as "Mar 30"
If the given millis is in a different year, then the full date is returned in numeric format (e.g., "10/12/2008").

getRelativeTimeSpanString

Added in API level 3
open static fun getRelativeTimeSpanString(startTime: Long): CharSequence!

Returns a string describing the elapsed time since startTime.

The minimum timespan to report is set to MINUTE_IN_MILLIS.

Parameters
startTime Long: some time in the past.
Return
CharSequence! a String object containing the elapsed time.

getRelativeTimeSpanString

Added in API level 3
open static fun getRelativeTimeSpanString(
    time: Long, 
    now: Long, 
    minResolution: Long
): CharSequence!

Returns a string describing 'time' as a time relative to 'now'.

Time spans in the past are formatted like "42 minutes ago". Time spans in the future are formatted like "In 42 minutes".

Parameters
time Long: the time to describe, in milliseconds
now Long: the current time in milliseconds
minResolution Long: the minimum timespan to report. For example, a time 3 seconds in the past will be reported as "0 minutes ago" if this is set to MINUTE_IN_MILLIS. Pass one of 0, MINUTE_IN_MILLIS, HOUR_IN_MILLIS, DAY_IN_MILLIS, WEEK_IN_MILLIS

getRelativeTimeSpanString

Added in API level 3
open static fun getRelativeTimeSpanString(
    time: Long, 
    now: Long, 
    minResolution: Long, 
    flags: Int
): CharSequence!

Returns a string describing 'time' as a time relative to 'now'.

Time spans in the past are formatted like "42 minutes ago". Time spans in the future are formatted like "In 42 minutes".

Can use FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE flag to use abbreviated relative times, like "42 mins ago".

Parameters
time Long: the time to describe, in milliseconds
now Long: the current time in milliseconds
minResolution Long: the minimum timespan to report. For example, a time 3 seconds in the past will be reported as "0 minutes ago" if this is set to MINUTE_IN_MILLIS. Pass one of 0, MINUTE_IN_MILLIS, HOUR_IN_MILLIS, DAY_IN_MILLIS, WEEK_IN_MILLIS
flags Int: a bit mask of formatting options, such as FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE or FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE

isToday

Added in API level 3
open static fun isToday(when: Long): Boolean
Return
Boolean true if the supplied when is today else false

Properties

sameMonthTable

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val sameMonthTable: IntArray!

Deprecated: Do not use.

sameYearTable

Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 17
static val sameYearTable: IntArray!

Deprecated: Do not use.