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Time\Duration::absolute

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(PHP 8 >= 8.6.0)

Returns the absolute value of the duration

Description

Time\Duration::absolute(): Time\Duration

Returns the absolute value of the duration, that is, a duration with the same Time\Duration::$seconds and Time\Duration::$nanoseconds values whose Time\Duration::$negative property is false.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Returns a non-negative Time\Duration object.

Examples

Time\Duration::absolute example

php
<?php
$difference = \Time\Duration::fromSeconds(10)->sub(\Time\Duration::fromSeconds(25));

var_dump($difference->negative);
var_dump($difference->absolute());

The above example will output:

output
bool(true)
object(Time\Duration)#1 (3) {
  ["seconds"]=>
  int(15)
  ["nanoseconds"]=>
  int(0)
  ["negative"]=>
  bool(false)
}

See Also

  • Time\Duration::negate
  • Time\Duration::sub

Source: reference/datetime/time/duration/absolute.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)