How to calculate “time ago” in Java?
Take a look at the PrettyTime library. It’s quite simple to use: import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.PrettyTime; PrettyTime p = new PrettyTime(); System.out.println(p.format(new Date())); // prints “moments ago” You can also pass in a locale for internationalized messages: PrettyTime p = new PrettyTime(new Locale(“fr”)); System.out.println(p.format(new Date())); // prints “à l’instant” As noted in the comments, Android has this … Read more