Period parse() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 28 Nov, 2018
The parse() method of Period Class is used to obtain a period from given string in the form of PnYnMnD where nY means n years, nM means n months and nD means n days. Syntax: 
public static Period parse(CharSequence text)
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter text which is the String to be parsed. Returns: This function returns the period which is the parsed representation of the String given as the parameter Below is the implementation of Period.parse() method: Example 1: Java 
// Java code to demonstrate parse() method
// to obtain period from given string

import java.time.Period;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Get the String to be parsed
        String period = "P1Y2M21D";

        // Parse the String into Period
        // using parse() method
        Period p = Period.parse(period);

        System.out.println(p.getYears() + " Years\n"
                           + p.getMonths() + " Months\n"
                           + p.getDays() + " Days");
    }
}
Output: 
1 Years
2 Months
21 Days
Example 2: Java 
// Java code to demonstrate parse() method
// to obtain period from given string

import java.time.Period;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Get the String to be parsed
        String period = "-P1Y2M21D";

        // Parse the String into Period
        // using parse() method
        Period p = Period.parse(period);

        System.out.println(p.getYears() + " Years\n"
                           + p.getMonths() + " Months\n"
                           + p.getDays() + " Days");
    }
}
Output: 
-1 Years
-2 Months
-21 Days
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/time/Period.html#parse-java.lang.CharSequence-
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