Dart Duration toString()
Syntax & Examples

Duration.toString() method

The `toString` method in Dart returns a string representation of this Duration.

Syntax of Duration.toString()

The syntax of Duration.toString() method is:

 String toString()

This toString() method of Duration returns a string representation of this Duration.

Return Type

Duration.toString() returns value of type String.


✐ Examples

1 Duration with days, hours, and minutes

In this example,

  1. We create a Duration object duration with 5 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.
  2. We use the toString() method to get its string representation.
  3. We then print the result to standard output.

Dart Program

void main() {
  Duration duration = Duration(days: 5, hours: 12, minutes: 30);
  String durationString = duration.toString();
  print('Duration: $durationString');
}

Output

Duration: 5 days, 12:30:00

2 Duration with hours and minutes

In this example,

  1. We create a Duration object duration with 3 hours and 45 minutes.
  2. We use the toString() method to get its string representation.
  3. We then print the result to standard output.

Dart Program

void main() {
  Duration duration = Duration(hours: 3, minutes: 45);
  String durationString = duration.toString();
  print('Duration: $durationString');
}

Output

Duration: 3:45:00

3 Duration with minutes

In this example,

  1. We create a Duration object duration with 120 minutes.
  2. We use the toString() method to get its string representation.
  3. We then print the result to standard output.

Dart Program

void main() {
  Duration duration = Duration(minutes: 120);
  String durationString = duration.toString();
  print('Duration: $durationString');
}

Output

Duration: 2:00:00

Summary

In this Dart tutorial, we learned about toString() method of Duration: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.