Difference of two Joda LocalDateTimes

Question

I\'ve got 2 Joda LocalDateTime objects and need to produce a 3rd that represents the difference between them:

LocalDateTime start = getStartLoca         


        

Answer 1

Duration is better for some cases. You can get a "timezone-independent" duration for use with LocalDateTimes (in local time line) by this trick:

public static Duration getLocalDuration(LocalDateTime start, LocalDateTime end) {
    return new Duration(start.toDateTime(DateTimeZone.UTC), end.toDateTime(DateTimeZone.UTC));
}