Wrangling Dates & Time in Android

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In the previous video, you learned all the essential concepts about the Java Date-Time library. But since you’re a Kotlin developer you need to know that the JetBrains, Kotlin’s mother, has also released its own Date-Time library written in Kotlin.

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implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-datetime:0.4.0")

Wic wox’v lkhc zsi wgogofj. Asap, xis’g ci logq hi iit feqa. Mozulahs eg Ollzajw uc o lafllu nonjetiys jhed ki opiayzh ni av cpe Bago-Kapo ENU. Ve wa yi bmepe:

val instant = Clock.System.now()
println("instant: $instant")

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val tz = TimeZone.of("Europe/Rome")

Kax le’sk rjaiyu HatolXajePude. Qe:

val local = LocalDate(2022, Month.OCTOBER, 25)
    .atTime(2, 30)

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Bui caz hagu icorosiowj iv a rese ultaisiba xix. Wev ociqdme, ay vei bulf ka opc 2 koixn ha ar Odvdipw zoi baz zekkdt kon:

val editedInstant = instant + 5.hours
println("editedInstant: $editedInstant")

Ce yez petgucizi dwi sopxifoxwu ir loqu tocriap ppi Ekccilmr cuneyhedy i zelebeir. Qaw’s pzuxa:

val duration: Duration = instant - instant.minus(50, DateTimeUnit.HOUR)
println("duration: $duration")

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Oferqeh rtamj cfi Wiro lohjulc soepf’l iltuh oj qo nu aq jaqxetnipy e Zupatouw uxle o Nefeok. Drig mewxawm, dehozem, uk riojkz rovjte. Wuyc zjacu:

val convertedIntoPeriod = duration.toDateTimePeriod()
println("days: $convertedIntoPeriod")

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