How has Period changed in recent Java versions?

The java.time.Period class has undergone enhancements across various Java versions, focusing on providing clearer and more efficient ways to represent and manipulate time-based values.

Introduced in Java 8, the Period class is a part of the new Date-Time API and is used to represent a period of time in terms of years, months, and days. Its purpose is to make it easier to work with date and time manipulations, such as adding or subtracting time periods.

In recent versions of Java, there have been improvements in usability, such as better integration with other time classes like LocalDate and LocalDateTime, as well as enhanced performance for calculations involving periods.

Here is an example of how to use Period to represent a duration between two dates:

import java.time.LocalDate; import java.time.Period; public class PeriodExample { public static void main(String[] args) { LocalDate startDate = LocalDate.of(2021, 1, 1); LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.of(2023, 10, 1); Period period = Period.between(startDate, endDate); System.out.println("Years: " + period.getYears()); System.out.println("Months: " + period.getMonths()); System.out.println("Days: " + period.getDays()); } }

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