How to format a duration in java? (e.g format H:MM:SS)

Question

I\'d like to format a duration in seconds using a pattern like H:MM:SS. The current utilities in java are designed to format a time but not a duration.

Answer 1

I didn't see this one so I thought I'd add it:

Date started=new Date();
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
task
long duration=new Date().getTime()-started.getTime();
System.out.println(format.format(new Date(duration));

It only works for 24 hours but that's what I usually want for duration.