How to convert nanoseconds to seconds using the TimeUnit enum?

Question

How to convert a value from nanoseconds to seconds?

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import java.io.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*; 
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class Stamper          


        

Answer 1

This will convert a time to seconds in a double format, which is more precise than an integer value:

double elapsedTimeInSeconds = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(elapsedTime, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS) / 1000.0;