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Java Date Time - Period.multipliedBy() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.Period

Method:

public Period multipliedBy(int scalar)

This method returns a new instance of Period with each element in this period multiplied by the specified scalar amount

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.period;

import java.time.Period;

public class MultipliedByExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Period p = Period.of(100, 10, 20);
        System.out.println(p);

        Period p2 = p.multipliedBy(2);
        System.out.println(p2);

        Period p3 = p.multipliedBy(-10);
        System.out.println(p3);
    }
}

Output

P100Y10M20D
P200Y20M40D
P-1000Y-100M-200D

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