java - Convert seconds to years/days/hours/minutes automatically, using JodaTime? -

is there way convert 'x' seconds y hours , z seconds when x exceeds 3600 seconds? similarly, convert 'a minutes , b seconds' when x exceeds 60 less 3600 seconds, using jodatime? understand have specify need in periodformatter, don't want specify - want formatted text based on value of seconds.

this similar how post on forum , post shown 'posted 10 seconds ago'.. after 1 minute see 'posted 1minute 20 seconds ago' , likewise weeks,days,years.

i'm not sure why don't want specify need in periodformatter. jodatime doesn't know how want display period string, need tell via periodformatter.

as 3600 seconds 1 hour, using formatter automatically you. here's code example using number of different inputs on same formatter should achieve desired result.

    seconds s1 = seconds.seconds(3601);     seconds s2 = seconds.seconds(2000);     seconds s3 = seconds.seconds(898298);     period p1 = new period(s1);     period p2 = new period(s2);     period p3 = new period(s3);      periodformatter dhm = new periodformatterbuilder()         .appenddays()         .appendsuffix(" day", " days")         .appendseparator(" , ")         .appendhours()         .appendsuffix(" hour", " hours")         .appendseparator(" , ")         .appendminutes()         .appendsuffix(" minute", " minutes")         .appendseparator(" , ")         .appendseconds()         .appendsuffix(" second", " seconds")         .toformatter();      system.out.println(dhm.print(p1.normalizedstandard()));     system.out.println(dhm.print(p2.normalizedstandard()));     system.out.println(dhm.print(p3.normalizedstandard())); 

produces output::

1 hour , 1 second

33 minutes , 20 seconds

3 days , 9 hours , 31 minutes , 38 seconds