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Java Date Time - Period.of() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

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Class:

java.time.Period

java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Objectjava.time.Periodjava.time.Periodjava.time.chrono.ChronoPeriodChronoPeriodjava.io.SerializableSerializableLogicBig

Method:

public static Period of(int years,
                        int months,
                        int days)

This method creates a Period instance representing the provided number of years, months and days.


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.period;

import java.time.Period;

public class OfExample {

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

Output

P100Y10M20D




package com.logicbig.example.period;

import java.time.Period;

public class OfExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Period p = Period.of(100, 200, 200);
        System.out.println(p);
    }
}

Output

P100Y200M200D




package com.logicbig.example.period;

import java.time.Period;

public class OfExample3 {

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

Output

P-100Y-10M-20D

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